Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed a BBC Africa Eye documentary that alleges widespread child sex trafficking in Maai Mahiu, labeling the film a “hoax” intended to tarnish the country’s reputation. He told reporters that police are pursuing the journalists involved, saying investigators are examining financial records, call data and witnesses to determine whether underage girls falsified their ages for “promised sponsorship” by the BBC team. No arrests have been made so far. Murkomen’s remarks come as Nairobi faces broader international scrutiny. Washington has set a timetable to reassess Kenya’s designation as a Major Non-NATO Ally, citing the East African nation’s deepening security and commercial ties with China as well as alleged links to terror networks. A newly released U.S. report further criticizes Kenyan authorities for entrenched impunity and weak enforcement against crimes including human trafficking, intensifying pressure on President William Ruto’s administration to demonstrate credible oversight.