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Show me Sh3,000 before we can talk: The devolution of Koinange street

The night scene has changed
  • The modern club scene is now dynamic, ‘night nurses’ have devised methods to be lucrative and stay top of the game
  • The twilight-hooker business that used to be associated with Koinange Street (K-Street) has moved
  • The twilight girls have changed to modern girls and are now concentrated in uptown brothels of different classifications

“Please, if you guys are not interested, do not waste my time,” says a beautiful, fashion-savvy woman at a club in Nairobi’s CBD, with her hands full of fake but attractive shiny jewellery.

“Show me Sh3,000 before we can talk,” she demands.

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