Prostitutes park along a street to search for customerProstitution is said to be the oldest profession. But that’s not the reason why prostitutes were the earliest black Kenyans settlers in Nairobi. Women moved to Nairobi, around Ziwani, Pumwani and especially Majengo, where prostitution enabled them to own property - the mud houses in Majengo or Kambi ya Malaya as it was nicknamed. Louis White identifies three types of hookers: Watembezi were prostitutes who offered brief ‘short- time’ sexual services along the streets. Malaya prostitutes (in Kambi ya Malaya) offered prolonged, indoor domestic and sexual services.

Source: Standard Digital February 05, 2018 10:18 UTC