She is inspired by Kenya's celebrity "socialites", women who have transformed sex appeal into wealth, becoming stars of social media. Most of the times she sat in her tiny room in shared quarters in Kitengela, feeling broke, hungry and desperate. But that day, Wambui went back to Kitengela with Sh1,000 to feed herself for the rest of the month. “I am young and beautiful, so why not use my youthfulness to my benefit.”“After all, what is wrong about sex, anyway?" To her, the similarities with sex work are more apparent.

Source: The Star April 14, 2019 05:02 UTC