Kenyan Male Sex Workers Make History As They Do Something That Has Never Been Done Before In Africa

Many of us are familiar with the term female sex workers as they commonly prowl the streets of Nairobi and its environs trawling for clients in micro minis and other provocative clothing.

But male sex workers commonly referred to as gigolos are a rare occurrence. But contrary to popular belief there are men who trade in teh flesh and they are not isolated cases, they are many. They actually have a union called HOYMAS, full name  Health Options for Young Men on HIV, AIDS and STIs.

The sex worker’s organization based in Nairobi will do something no other male sex workers have ever done. They are launching Africa’s first ever the savings and credit scheme (SACCO) by male sex workers.

The reason or this SACCO was because of its members who “noted that accessing financial services such as small loans from financial institutions was difficult .So they formed the SACCO to pull their contributions and access some of these services.’

Additional reporting: aswaalliance.org