Prostitution in Kenya is widespread. Although prostitution is not criminalised by Federal law, municipal by-laws may prohibit it. Sections and of the Penal Code. Many foreign men and women take part in sex tourism , which is thriving at resorts along Kenya 's coast.
Thousands of girls and boys are involved in casual child prostitution [5] due to poverty in the region. Sex workers report abuse, extortion and violence from the police. The ministry for tourism in Kenya has been severely criticised because of its lack of response to the booming sex tourism and child exploitation on the Kenyan coast.
Access to health services is guaranteed by Article 43 of the Kenyan Constitution. However sex workers are often discriminated against and access to health services limited. Kenya is one of the world's most HIV affected countries.
Since , the Kenyan Government has been distributing free condoms million in and educating the public on their use. This booming trade in sex tourism [12] goes on [13] with the Kenyan Tourism Police's full knowledge.
They do not want to discourage the hundreds of thousands of white tourists from coming to Kenya's coast, regardless of the damage it does to young Kenyans. Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking. Boys were increasingly subjected to trafficking.
