Sh200,000 a month: How sponsors have killed campus romance

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As the 'sponsor' trend hits the dating lifestyle in urban Kenya, many campus girls have opted to date older rich men, most of whom are married

By Margaret Ngenya | 3 months ago

She’s good game: Why young Kenyan girls keep sponsors away from their wives

‘Pay-for-play relationships’ between young women and older, married men has slowly become a bit of a cult phenomenon in major Kenyan urban areas

By Malaika Chunji | 3 months ago

Exposed: How young Kenyan women ‘suffer in the hands of sponsors’

The manipulative approach that these young ladies use to obtain money from the sponsors is what, in the end, costs them their lives.

By Honesty Oimbo | 3 months ago

Sh200,000 a month: How sponsors have killed campus romance

As the 'sponsor' trend hits the dating lifestyle in urban Kenya, many campus girls have opted to date older rich men, most of whom are married

By Margaret Ngenya | 3 months ago

She’s good game: Why young Kenyan girls keep sponsors away from their wives

‘Pay-for-play relationships’ between young women and older, married men has slowly become a bit of a cult phenomenon in major Kenyan urban areas

By Malaika Chunji

Exposed: How young Kenyan women ‘suffer in the hands of sponsors’

The manipulative approach that these young ladies use to obtain money from the sponsors is what, in the end, costs them their lives.

By Honesty Oimbo

Sponsor: How fleeting aspirational lifestyles puts young people at risk

The term ‘sponsor’ is one that has become common in contemporary Kenyan culture

By Gloria Aradi

How Kenyan women suffer in the hands of sponsors

Rather these women are faced with challenges that end up consuming them in an embarrassing way, even as the dream of a lavish life becomes a mirage to

By Honesty Oimbo

Why men who opt for prostitutes must think twice

It’s rush for more money as city prostitutes seek witchdoctors’ help to keep their customers coming for more, and turn some into husbands

By Pkemoi Ng'enoh and David Odongo

How young Kenyan women suffer in the hands of sponsors

The young sponsored women force their way into an amorous relationship with elderly married men several years their senior

By Honesty Oimbo

Revealed: Six types of sponsors and why demand is high

Gone are the days when sponsorship was meant for people who performed well in school: In class and co-curriculum activities

By Valentine Ndimu and Aguko Juma

Open secret? The rise of sponsors amid Covid-19 pandemic

The report shows pandemic has affected women more, forcing them into the sex trade for necessities as basic as food and sanitary towels

By Graham Kajilwa

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