Sex workers in Mombasa county of Kenya, have resumed duty with drivers in the area following the demise of a one-week ban.
The prostitutes’ ban their services as a show of disapproval on the issue of sexual violence meted on a female motorist in Nairobi two weeks ago.
The Executive Director of Nkoko Injuu Africa, CBO, Maryline Laini, who governs the rights of sex workers in the county confirmed the resumption of services in the area.
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She said:
“We held a series of meetings among us and decided to end the ban on the bodaboda operators because the government crackdown has also been lifted.”
It was claimed that throughout the one-week ban, sex workers in Mombasa refused to quench taxi drivers’ sexual thirst and also stopped using their vehicles as means of transport.
According to reports, Mombasa has over 10,000 registered sex workers.
