“Men like us because at three months pregnancy we produce the heat that turns them on.” she says.Demand For Pregnant Prostitutes on The Rise in Nairobi

Demand For Pregnant Prostitutes on The Rise in Nairobi

 

Pregnancy is a delicate time for a woman to take it easy and prepare for the arrival of the bundle of joy. But a puzzling trend in some of Nairobi’s entertainment venues, popular for sins of the flesh, has left experts scratching their heads. Demand for pregnant prostitutes seems to be on the rise as some fetishistic men offer to pay a premium to get such women.
In the past, when a prostitute got pregnant there would be no business for several months until they delivered. But today some women in their sixth or seventh month of pregnancy are minting more money than they were making before they got pregnant.
Last week, The Nairobian moles set out to unravel the mystery behind the pregnant prostitutes fetish. We started at Accra Road, popping into several bars, casually chatting with barmaids, before we were directed to try our luck at Cross Lane, the road that links Accra and Racecourse Roads.
Nancy, a pregnant prostitute, opens up and reveals that she charges three times what others ask for, indicating a boom in the niche market.
“Men like us because at three months pregnancy we produce the heat that turns them on. I can do this until 8 months. At 32, this is my fourth baby and I still plan to continue,” she says.
She explains that her life as a call girl started in Hurlingham but after her third pregnancy she was relegated to the ‘River Road’ area because competition was tight upmarket.
The woman then takes our team to a bar in the nearby Mwimbi Road to show us other pregnant prostitutes, who are apparently a big hit among men.
When we offer to buy alcohol, she politely declines and instead opts for a soft drink: “I am pregnant, I can’t take alcohol, the drink will harm my baby.”
There are more of her kind at a nearby joint on Duruma Road. A green open door leads to a steep staircase. The place is poorly lit and by eight in the night, there are a few patrons. Girls are everywhere.
“Yes, men seem to love the pregnant ones. Today there are three of them. If you want one you better start now because by 10 they will all have been taken,” a waiter says in response to our enquiries.
Jane, one of the said women, is deliberately dressed to expose her pregnancy.
“I am on my sixth month. I get a bit tired nowadays so I only to sleep with return customers because I know they will be gentle and we can agree on a comfortable position. Otherwise, it is risky to go with strangers,” says the 24-year-old mother of one.
She reveals she usually has three or four clients a night, and some even pay her up to Sh000 per session.