A picture of a closed Bottom Up club in Kisumu after 43 years in service. [Harold Odhiambo, Standard]After 43 years of operation, curtains have finally fallen on Octopus Club, the oldest entertainment facility in Kisumu’s red light district. In its heydays, the club popularly known as Bottoms Up was the face of nightlife in the lakeside city. Top government officials, diplomats, wealthy businessmen, sportsmen and celebrities, who happened to be in the lakeside city, would not leave without sampling a taste of nightlife at the Octopus Club. And with these developments, twilight girls moved their services to the new entrants, leaving Octopus exposed to the core.

Source: Standard Digital January 15, 2021 09:56 UTC