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Desperate times leave Malindi sex workers at the mercy of cheap Kenyan 'kimbos', disease and pregnancy

"When I go to my hotspots, I only look for white men; they pay better compared to Africans. If I do not get a white man, I would rather go back home," says 21-year-old Ruth, a sex worker in Malindi, Kilifi County.

We meet the petite woman at her grandmother's house in Milano estate. This was the second time we had gone to her grandmother's house to look for her. Earlier, we had tried to get her on phone several times but it was off.

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