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Revealed: How Kenyan socialites make millions

Today, a socialite - usually a woman - is deemed to be of extremely questionable morals, flashy and very active on social media, posting pictures of unending trips to West Africa and the United Arab Emirates

Many young girls in Kenya dream of being socialites. They yearn for the publicity. They want to be famous. And socialites in Kenya are famous for being famous. Sadly, these girls (most of them fresh out of college) don’t know that there could be more to that happy smile and lounging with expensive wines in exclusive holiday destinations than meets the eye.

Social media is the easiest route to ‘Socialite Street’ and on to ‘Celebrity Avenue.’ Just post nude photos, preferably of your extended tooshie and shortly, you will start trending and the gossip pages might just show interest and voila! You are a socialite.

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