Kenyan oldest sex worker retires after servicing 28,000 Men in 23 years

A 49-year-old city Kenyan oldest sex worker has decided to retire from the trade. Sarah Mutero pulled the curtain to a trade she thrived in for many years

After calling it quits, Mutero received a parcel of land worth Sh120,000 in Makuyu, Murang’a County. Some well-wishers have also promised to pool funds to build her a house after she ditched the trade.

Stanley Ngara aka King of Condoms of LVCT- and who is spearheading a programme to retire sex workers in a humane way said sex worker s have played an important role in the fight against HIV/Aids. “Men will seek sex in all ways, but when it comes to sex workers it is a different game. They don’t accept intercourse without condoms however much men insist to pay more for unprotected sex. Society has a negative perception of sex workers but in reality, they are in the front line in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases,” said Ngara.

She added; “Their clients are men in other relationships and from surveys, seven out of 10 clients ask for unprotected sex. Out of these seven, five are willing to pay handsomely. If they accept such deals you can imagine how HIV/Aids can spread. We must appreciate them with a retirement package”. For 23 years Mutero had been a sex worker, having serviced hundreds of men at her hometown of Embu, Nairobi city center and in Majengo area.

She claims she would service 20 or more men in a day in her younger years. But as age set in, hard economic times and stiff competition she could manage four customers daily. This means an average of 100 per month and for 23 years she has taken care of over 28,000 men.