Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
Poverty forces Kenyans to rent out spouses, children to tourists
Husbands pimp out their wives, fathers pimp out their daughters, poor families rent litle children
In Summary
•The Kenyan Coast is sitting on a time bomb, with tourists visiting the destination ostensibly to have sex with children.
•But child prostitution is not only prevalent but also socially accepted in towns and villages along the Coast. Authorities and charities are struggling to alt the illicit trade.
TRADE: A young Kenyan girl taking care of an elderly tourist at the Kenyan Coast.
Cliffs
Husbands pimp out their wives, fathers pimp out their daughters, poor families rent litle children
In Summary
•The Kenyan Coast is sitting on a time bomb, with tourists visiting the destination ostensibly to have sex with children.
•But child prostitution is not only prevalent but also socially accepted in towns and villages along the Coast. Authorities and charities are struggling to alt the illicit trade.
Cliffs
- Kenya has seen an explosion in tourist visits in recent years
- Tourists mostly come from the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Austria and China
- More tourists are visiting the Kenya coast which still has a lot of areas in great poverty
- But what is drawing these tourists to the Kenya coast isn’t the beaches but the fact the area is fast becoming known for sex tourism including with kids
- Fathers/husbands are pimping out their wives and even their minor daughters to these tourists
- The victims can earn anywhere from $29 to $96 per day
- Some wives have a European “husband” who they live with when he is in Kenya. Supposedly they even visit the sponsor in his home country
- These tourists are now purchasing houses in Kenya so they have even more access to kids by purchasing them
- The local police look the other way probably due to bribes
- Police claim victims don’t report cause their pimps are often family members
- While 60% of victims are female, boys are not exempted from being sold to pedophiles
- The areas have high rates of HIV and teen pregnancy





