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Culture and greed fueling child sexual exploitation

Photo of Diani beach. [File, Standard]

At least 12,000 underage girls in the country are involved in commercial sex work, data from various state and non-state agencies shows. More than half of these ply their trade in Kenya’s impeccable sandy beaches of Diani in South Coast.

A combination of factors, including an unwillingness to acknowledge the problem as well as cultural practices, have made the vice thrive.

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