Following a BBC Africa Eye investigation, a man was found guilty of trafficking disabled individuals in Kenya. Without paying a fine of 30,000,000 Kenyan shillings ($242,000; £196,000), he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
During an undercover BBC investigation in June, a trafficking ring for disabled children that operated between Tanzania and Kenya was found.
For individuals who were separated from their families, a better life was promised. Instead, the children were forced to beg for cash on the streets, often for extended periods of time, with no money coming to them.
Some of the alleged victims said that if they failed to earn enough money, they would be beaten.
James Zengo Nestory was captured by authorities in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, and was later convicted guilty of all charges.
“I have also noted that you are disabled. Prison might not be a good environment for you,” Magistrate Agnes Wahito remarked.
“This is your first offence so I have given you the minimum sentence to pay 30,000,000 [shillings]. If you don’t have [that] you will be jailed for 30 years in prison.”