Police officers in Athi River on Friday nabbed two women believed to be involved in child trafficking.
The mother of the baby boy is said to have agreed to sell her two-week-old child for Sh60,000.
According to the Mlolongo Division Assistant County Commissioner Dennis Ongaga, the police had laid a trap for the two women after getting a tip-off from members of the public.
Thereafter the officers then posed as buyers who wanted the child.
“The women have been taken to Mlolongo Police Station for further investigations. The rescued infant has been handed over to a rescue center in Kitengela,” Ongaga added.
The police commissioner noted that the illegal business has become common in the busy town.
“We have well-wishers who have been on the lookout because such incidents have been increasing,” added Mr Ongaga.
Ongaga said investigations by the police revealed that girls below the age of 18 are taking part in the business where they sell their newborns to older women.
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This is the second case of child trafficking that is being reported this year in Mlolongo.
The child was handed over to a rescue center in Kitengela.
