Sex trafficking widespread in East Africa, US says

Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are included in a group of "watch-list" countries that could eventually face US sanctions for failure to combat human trafficking

Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are included in a group of "watch-list" countries that could eventually face US sanctions for failure to combat human trafficking, the State Department said in a report issued last week.

Uganda is also found to be "a source and destination country for men, women and children subjected to forced labour and sex trafficking," the report says.