Residents protest booming sex trade in Nairobi estates

Pastor Solomon Mwalili(in dark suit with bible) leading church congregants in a procession through Pipeline estate to a three day crusade that was held at Pipeline stage recently. [PHOTO;JAMES WANZALA/STANDARD]

Walking around Kibera, especially near clubs like Garage Pub in Fort Jesus on a Saturday or Sunday evening, you are sure to see women standing on the sidewalks. They are sex workers waiting to catch the attention of any of the revellers who frequent the pub every weekend.

The story is the same in most estates in Nairobi, where some are even more daring and operate in daylight. The most affected estates in Nairobi are in Eastlands, where residents say the vice is eroding the moral fabric of their communities.