Flesh of my Flesh: Documentary Showing Women At The Coast Selling Their Daughters As Prostitutes For Less Than 100 Bob

KTN have done it again with another scathing documentary about the underworld of Kenyan life.

KTN have forged a niche in the investigative journalism niche, with them being known for their Jicho Pevu series by award winning journalists John Allan-Namu and Mohammed Ali. Now there’s a brand new rising star named Angel Katusia who has thrown herself into the mix. Her name is and she has come out with a hard-hitting investigative piece on the family business that is prostitution in Kenya’s coastal region.

In this expose, we see coastal mothers selling their daughters off to various suitors for a night of pleasure. The price range is shocking. Offers were varying from 100 bob, 80 bob, 70 bob, and even the low, low price of 50 shillings! 

To make matters worse, these were 7-8 year olds that were being auctioned off. As if these small girls are supposed to know di ting!

And that’s not the worst part! The worst part is that the venue for this senseless debauchery was not a room, not even an animal’s stable, but in the clear, open bush! This combination of sexploitation, child labour and human rights abuse was happening in front of the camera’s glare!

The reasons given for these acts of desperation were lack of money and dependency on drugs. Both being at epidemic proportions in the coast

For those of you interested in seeing the whole action for yourself, Angel Katusia captured it in the following video:

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