Cold season turns warm with good cash for K-street girls

City sex workers are making a kill from the cold season.

With the weatherman reporting a decrease in temperatures, men have been flocking city’s popular brothels and streets such as Koinange to ‘keep warm’.

Investigations by The Nairobian revealed that unlike in the past where they could go home without a single cent, business is now booming.

A spot-check at a popular brothel on Luthuli Avenue revealed clients streaming in from mid-morning to evening.

Further, the prices have shot as the sex workers take advantage of the ‘peak season’.

On average, sex workers operating from Moi Avenue to Uhuru Highway charge Sh500 and above, while in downtown, the fee does not go below Sh350 during the cold season.

 “We cannot complain. Business has been good thanks to the cold season. Most of our customers begin to trickle in from mid-morning and others check in during lunch breaks, while the rest troop in from 5pm up to morning,” Judy, a prostitute told The Nairobian. Judy claimed that since mid-June to July, money has been flowing and in a good night, one can go home with close to Sh Sh5,000.

“Since the cold month set in, we have never lacked customers. The demand is too high. This month alone, I can count the number of days I have gone home with between Sh3,000 and Sh5,000,” she said.

“Compared to other months, July has been a good month. I had to cut short my Mara trip. Last year, I made more than Sh50,000 in July alone. In Mara, business was not as good as we had expected. The local authorities told the visitors to be cautious of us,” Judy, a city prostitute said.

The executive director of Bar Hostess, Empowerment and Support Programme, Peninah Mwangi told The Nairobian that the cold season has come with double blessings.

“Business is really good. Despite few cases of harassment, we are managing. We now have lawyers who advice sex workers on legal matters and litigation, when this is necessary,” she said.