Imagine being promised a well-paying job abroad, only to end up being sold into labor slavery. In the shadows of Southeast Asia’s booming cyber-scam industry, hundreds of Kenyans and Ugandans have been lured, trafficked, and forced by job agencies to work in Myanmar’s notorious online fraud compounds, unable to leave, unable to call for help, and invisible to the world. Africa Uncensored’s Moige William goes inside one of the most underreported trafficking crises affecting East Africa today. Through the harrowing testimonies of survivors and hidden cameras this documentary exposes the recruiters, the lies, and the criminal networks that are turning desperate job-seekers into commodities. For over eight months, we went undercover to expose a multi-billion dollar crime industry fueled by human trafficking and brutal violence. From Nairobi and Kampala to the “Hennin” and “KK Park” compounds on the Myanmar-Thailand border, this documentary reveals the faces behind the recruitment agencies and the survivors who lived to tell their stories.
Inside East Africa’s Human Trafficking Crisis: Kenyans & Ugandans Sold to Myanmar Scam Compounds

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26 May 2026 · africauncensored.online
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