According
to a news outlet in Kenya, the businessmen and women said the sex
workers were operating in broad daylight near their shops, consequently
distracting their would-be customers.
Police officers attached to
Central post said the round-up was conducted by them and Nairobi
Metropolitan Services (NMS) officers after numerous complaints were
filed by traders in the CBD.
“The traders filed a number of
complaints against the group, particularly sex workers whom they claimed
were operating near their stalls,” a senior Central Police Station
officer told The Standard.
The senior cop said Covid-19 crisis and the 10pm-4am curfew might have pushed sex workers to the streets during the day.
"Some
of the women openly entice men walking on the streets. Several victims
have complained of sexual harassment by a section of the sex workers,
who pull them to corridors for negotiation.”
A section of traders
in Nairobi vowed to stop remitting taxes to the county government if
action won’t be taken against the sex workers. The business community
even wrote a protest letter to that effect.
"The traders said the
sex workers were using foul language near their shops, making their
customers uncomfortable. The most affected businessmen and women are
those operating on Duruma Road, and its neighbouring streets.” Police
said
Central Day Nursery School on Ngariama Road had written a
letter to the NMS and police complaining of sex workers’ presence
outside the institution’s gate. The management said the twilight girls
had littered the entrance to the school with cigarette sticks, miraa
leaves and stem, among other unwanted matter.
Another facility that has filed complaints about the sex workers, is the House of Judah Church on Ndumberi Road.
"The
sex workers even show up outside the church on Sundays, when
congregants are entering or leaving the worship centre,” said a member
of House of Judah Church.
Charles Rubia Road is the other area
flocked by sex workers during daytime. According to the complainants,
the women start their business as early as 7am.
NMS officer,
William Kangogo, who is in charge of the operation to remove sex workers
from the CBD and rid the town of beggars and muggers, said the exercise
will last one month, and would be conducted randomly thereafter.
"The
directive was issued by the National Government,” he said, adding that
some of the people posing as beggars are foreigners who are in the
country illegally. We are investigating who is housing the foreigners
because we understand that some of the beggars, mostly those living with
disabilities, are usually taken to Huruma every evening,” added
Kangogo.
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