Sex biz dries up

ROGERS KALERO writes COMMERCIAL sex workers in Kitwe have complained that their business has become hard for most of them because clients are difficult to find following the closure of bars and night clubs. They complained that their “profession” had also been impacted negatively because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The commercial sex workers, who mistook this reporter for a client, said the closure of bars and night clubs had forced them to chase for clients in the streets, where business was equally difficult because there were too many girls. The two girls aged between 18 and 20 identified themselves as Elizabeth Mwamba and Christine Matafwali, said they were hoping that Government would soon open night clubs and bars where they could have a chance to meet clients “Work is really hard because bars and night clubs have been closed following the outbreak of the COVID 19. In bars and night clubs, that is where we used to meet our clients. “We have been forced to come on the streets because bars and night clubs have been closed, but in the streets business is hard. Sometimes you may not even find one client. So if you have money, we are ready for you. If you don’t have just give us K20 transport money,” said one of the girls. Mwamba told The Sun that poverty had forced her to engage in prostitution because she tried business, it failed while steady relationships had continued to crumble because men usually dumped her within a short time. She said she would be happy to find a man to look after her or a good business to sustain her in various ways like paying rentals, feeding her and other things. “I have turned to prostitution because things are not working out well. I have tried business, it has failed and when I get into a relationship, men dump me within a month. Maybe, I have bad luck, I don’t know,” she said The Sun