Koinange Street

Koinange Street is a busy street in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. It is a major Red-light district in Kenya.Muiruri, Stephen (December 14, 2003). [http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/14122003/News/mainNews1412200331.html Ministers and MP caught picking girls.] "Sunday Nation"]

By day, Koinange street is a very respectable street with businesses like banks, hotels, malls, electronic shops, filling stations etc. But at night it turns into a Red Light District.

Prostitution is illegal in Kenya. By law if one is found practicing or soliciting he/she is bound for prosecution. These laws are rarely enforced by the police in a serious manner.Fact|date=February 2008 They have been known to carry out arresting operations when they feel like.Fact|date=February 2008 Many of the prostitutes are college girls who, being bereft of other means of financial support turn to willing sex buyers. Others hail from Nairobi's poorer areas. Most of these girls are not purely prostitutes. They have boyfriends and a life outside the practice, only turning to the vice to make ends meet.

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Koinange Street also hosts an annual calendar event known as the [http://www.koinangestreetcarnival.com Koinange Street Carnival] .