Much will be
written about the moral decadence of Mtwapa that its quite, impossible to visit
the town without pre-conceived ideas. Teenage youthful school drop-out girl’s
young men, medium age single mothers are in trouble, Since their hub of life is
centered on prostitution. How? They offer their bodies for sexual intercourse
in exchange for money.
Prostitution
in Mtwapa is a profession and a source of livelihood to different groups of
prostitutes called sex-workers. In particular during the day its low key while generally at night its at the peak. Sometimes at night one may think it’s a
formalized social institution in its own right.
Anyway, what
is prostitution? According to oxford English dictionary, it’s a practice of
prostituting one self with multiple partners for congress, it’s a consequence
of social-economic psychological and biological aspects of life.
However, the
overwhelming obsession in Mtwapa to
prostitution is facilitated by seven different types of prostitutes.
- bar prostitutes
- bar maid prostitutes
- street light prostitutes
- indoor prostitutes
- super rich prostitutes
- sugar daddy prostitutes
- sugar mummy prostitutes
Let us
examine one after the other:-
Bar
Prostitutes:-these are prostitutes who visit the bar from their respective
residence purposely to get a drink, a
meal and some money from a male prostitute in exchange for money
Bar maid
prostitutes:- these are some staff working within the bar but discreetly prostitute themselves as sex
workers to supplement their low salaries.
Street light
prostitute:- are those who hang outside night spots for example bars but mainly where they could get illuminated by light. They normally hang themselves in designated areas.
Indoor
prostitutes:- these operate as sex workers from the comfort of their homes ,
male clientele would pay them visits for sex
Super rich
prostitutes:- are well off prostitutes
who will venture out to have one for the road but at the back of their
minds prey on rich male clientele, in most cases they are selective.
Sugar daddy
(prostitutes:-these are older men who pay a teenage and youth school drop outs.
Sugar mummy
(prostitutes):-these are older women who are
well off but occasionally visit bars they normally keep gigolo’s who
benefit from material remuneration and some money for up.
Needless to
say, all the groups crave for satisfaction one way or the other, sadly though
most of the sex-workers are paid for loss of social standing in society. They
change men with confusing regularity despite the prevalence of Hiv/Aids
diseases
Their
commitment to their “evil cancer” in society especially at night has earned
them a tag of “nocturnal predators.” prostitution
is in Mtwapa to stay, Prostitutes have literally forfeited all rights to
dignity and respect both to themselves and class as well as within society at large.
Some
prostitutes are opposed to the use of contraceptives hence have given men
opportunity to plant a seed here and another there without thinking seriously
of social consequences’ of sex liberalism.
A sight of a
naïve foreign white man or woman engenders competion so, fortune, favours the
brave. In their regard however anyone who radiates warmth, charm and a sense of fun,
captivates “mzungu”.....................to be continued....
Article by
francis barasa (freelance photo journalist based
in Mtwapa)
Cell phone: 0710 102916 or 0736499082
Email: francis_snr@yahoo.com
