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Confessions of Kenyan girls living off 'sponsors'

"The tragedy of dating men our age is that you never get to sample the fine things in life. I want to settle down with a man my age in the future, but for now, let me have fun with my sponsor"

Women empowerment seems to have whittled down the power of slut-shaming and the general stigmatisation of women who engage in behaviour judged to be promiscuous or sexually provocative.

Consequently, more young women have gained ‘sexual freedom of association’, especially in urban areas.

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