One in three Kenyans aged 15 to 24 said they had, or knew someone who had, a sponsor who would buy them mobile phones, clothes or internet credit in exchange for sex, according to new research.

TEENAGE GIRLS IN Kenya are having sex with men they call “sponsors” to pay for desirable items including jeans, mobile phones and internet credit.

They are also reluctant to use condoms in case people assume they are prostitutes or label them “cheaters,” according to new research by the makers of Shujaaz, Kenya’s best-known comic book.

One in three people aged 15 to 24 interviewed for the report said they had or knew someone who had a sponsor. Most people thought it was okay to have a sponsor, even if that person is in another relationship.

The report, published this month, shines new light on the way young people in Kenya see themselves and …

The story of a girl chatting with a mobile shop owner via Line application and offering him sex in exchange for an iPhone 6 because she didn’t have enough money to buy it, but the shop owner refused and told her that she shouldn’t be doing this, has become a hot topic in every newspaper.

mobile phone shopOn November 10, reporters went to Thai Mobile, a mobile shop in Thep Udon market, Bang Phra sub-district, Mueang Trat district, Trat provice, where the shop owner 30 years-old Mr. Uthai Buaprasert stated that he refused the girl’s offer to make people realize that there are a lot of teenage girls who think this kind behavior is acceptable in our society and to make the parents be aware of this problem.

“My wife and I were shocked when it happened, and I didn’t want to sleep to this girl, but the reason I …

“Girls, don’t give yourself to some dirty old man for an iPhone or for any type of phone. It is a tool, that’s all, one day you’ll own [one]. You’ll be able to buy one if you are patient and you do not throw away your virtue,” she admonished.

She was speaking at the Chief Justice’s Mentoring Programme for students initiated to expose pupils to the functions of the judiciary and instil in them virtues of patriotism and selflessness.

The programme which was under the theme: “I pledge myself to the service of Ghana” was held in Kumasi on Tuesday, 26 March 2019.

The Chief Justice advised young people to ensure that the time they spend on their phone and on the internet are for purposes of learning and other useful activities that will enhance their lives.

She said the technology young people see today was not around yesterday and …