**6. Conclusion**

Human trafficking is a horrific crime against the basic dignity and rights of the human person and all efforts must be expended to end it. It is hard to imagine that, in the 21st century, the slavery problem is far more extensive as human beings are exploited in the sex industry and other industries against their will. We still have much to learn from the history of early slavery to enfold the new history of 21st Century modern slavery. SDG: 16: aim to reduce all forms of violence and deaths caused by that violence and focus on ending the abuse, exploitation, torture, and trafficking of children.

Kenya is among the friendliest nations in child protection laws and has been instrumental in promoting regional collaboration in the fight against child trafficking. Child sex trafficking should not be addressed from a point of crime control perspective but rather from child rights and the interest of the child perspective. Child sex trafficking needs a more holistic and sensitive approach and policies that incorporate child protection policies that are responsive to an increase in the commercial sex industry, and international visitors who are involved in child sex tourism. Both national and international bodies need to pass policies and laws that prevent the demand for child sex trafficking instead of the supply. Lack of awareness in communities, among vulnerable children and their families, raises the risk of children being trafficked for exploitation. Lack of education also affects the child's vulnerability to trafficking and parents who lack education are more likely to not fully understand their rights and seek opportunities elsewhere.

One of the possible points that will make the eradication of child sex trafficking will depend on how the underpinning causes of demand for child sexual exploitation are being addressed by every single society across the globe. Both the international and the local governments should equip stakeholders with the necessary skills to counter child sex trafficking. To provide adequate economic empowerment and resources to the families to effectively address their economic status. To protect children from traffickers by enhancing child protection and safeguarding policies that keep them from falling prey to traffickers. In addition, accountability mechanisms and prevention strategies to be in place in order to eradicate child sex trafficking and other child exploitation. Without profound human rights reforms based on the interest of a child and reforms, society will be unable to provide a brighter future for our children. In the end, we must work together with a nongovernmental organization, state, and communities to eliminate the root cause and market that permit trafficking to flourish, to ensure that one-day soon trafficking in human persons vanishes from the face of the earth. We must use our voices to change our society's perception to fight for the abolition of modern slavery and 21st-century child sex trafficking.
