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Naivasha’s red light comes alive with age-old trade

Rally fan follows action at Kedong stage

A rally fan smiles follows Day 1 action through his binoculars at Kedong stage in Naivasha during World Rally Championships Safari Rally on June 24, 2022.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • A walk into the back streets of Naivasha, where the older generation of commercial sex workers have been confined into by their fresh-faced competitors, are back to life
  • The new generation, banking on their youngish looks, appear unworried and hubristic
  • A driver who is lodging at one of the back alleys talked of a bold lot that is not shying to haggle for pricing with targeted clientele


The red light streets of Naivasha are actually red-literally.

Talk about seizing the moment and the actors in the age-old industry -that existed even during Biblical times - are strategically placed.