UK and Kenya to co-operate and target paedophiles
BRITISH paedophiles will be targeted by a new security pact announced yesterday.
Downing Street said Britain would build a cyber centre in Nairobi to help Kenyan police stop child abuse images being shared online and assist efforts to identify potential victims.
The UK would also help fund work by the Kenyan authorities to access data from tech firms to catch offenders, it explained.
Airport security is within the agreement, including machines to detect explosives, in a bid to protect Britons and others who visit Kenya.
Support to police in dealing with violence against girls and women, plus legal expertise on pursuing complex terror and organised crime cases would also be offered by the UK.
Commenting on the new security pact, Mrs May, who became the first British Prime Minister to visit Kenya since Margaret Thatcher in 1988 , said: “Online child exploitation is an abhorrent crime and we are determined to ensure there is no place to hide for predators who use the internet to share images of abuse across borders, too often with impunity.
“This builds on our ongoing work with Kenya on security and criminal justice – a partnership which has already helped to convict and imprison terrorists in the UK.”
The PM also pledged to repatriate assets acquired from corruption.