When the over 5,000 delegates will be discussing matters development and entrepreneurs networking, behind the scenes and inside hotels in Nairobi, other men and women will be cutting deals in a different kind of business: sex.
High net worth visitors from across Africa and the world are expected to come to Nairobi for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) and thousands of Kenyans will throng the city to catch a glimpse of US President Barack Obama, who will give the key note address as the co-host with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Others will be coming to listen to Mr Obama on Saturday as he addresses Kenyans on various issues from democracy, poverty, human rights and, maybe, same sex relationships. For many, including GES delegates, this will be a business trip that will be spiced with some fun, which often comes in the form of drinking and canal pleasure.
King of condoms Stanley Ngara says there has been an influx of commercial sex workers in Nairobi.
That’s why a safe sex activist is planning to distribute one million condoms during the global entrepreneurship conference that will be held at the United Nations headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi.
Mr Stanley Ngara, also known as the ‘African King of Condoms’, says said there has been an influx of commercial sex workers seeking to cash in on the high number of visitors.
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He said he will distribute the condoms at strategic places, including Nairobi City centre streets to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) during the July 24-26 summit.
The condoms will be underutilised or misused if taken to public places such as hotels, he told the Star.
Mr Ngara, a programme officer with Liverpool VCT, has for 12 years been teaching Kenyans about safe sex since he was crowned ‘King of Condom’ four years ago. On normal days, he says he distributes 6,000 condoms a week to Kenyans.
More than 14,000 condoms, outsourced from the National Aids & STI Control Programme, were distributed at the KICC on Sunday, he added. “We do not want anyone to visit Kenya and contract HIV during the conference, or infect our people with it,” he said. “I had two cartons with 7200 pieces each and they were all taken; Kenyans are taking protective sex seriously.’
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HIV is a major concern in Kenya. While infection rates have fallen to below 10%, it is believed over one million Kenyans are HIV positive. A good number of others are not aware of their status and thus easy agents of transmission. Other STIs such as syphilis and gonorrhea are common in Kenyan urban centres as well as villages and thus condoms could play a key role in reducing infections.
Mr Ngara’s message is laced with humour and packaged according to the audience’s status besides involving them in stunning practical lessons. His peculiar attire and crown amuses his listeners. “I thought of this idea after I established that when you do the same thing with same people you get same results. Innovation and fresh tactics help in driving the message home,” he said.
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