Some tourists are
believed to target young Kenyan boys for sex.
The Police in Kenya
said Tuesday said they were battling to contain a new trend of commercial
gay-sex tourism that targets young boys in the coastal towns of the country,
the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The reports monitored
from a local radio station, quoted the police as saying the trend had caused
the rise in the sale of pampers in the region due to the rising health problems
among boys indulging in the act.
Malindi sub county
Deputy Police Commissioner, Joshua Nkanatha, told Kenya local radio that boys
from poor families were being lured into the trade by rich male tourists.
The Police official
said the situation had lead to an increase in number of cases of HIV/AIDS
spread in the area.
“A survey we conducted
shows that boys engaging in sexual activities with male tourists are buying
pampers because they can no longer hold their stool,” Mr. Nkanatha said.
Mr. Nkanatha, who
spoke during a Public Baraza at HGM primary school, Malindi said male
prostitution had become high in Malindi and contributing to increased cases of
HIV and AIDS.
He urged educated and
concerned members of the public to take up the responsibility of enlightening
the youth about the health risks of engaging in the vice.
Malindi is a resort town
on the outskirt of Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital which attracts Tourists from
within and outside Africa.
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