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| Mombasa senator Emma Mbura weeps after she bailed out the seven Mtwapa strippers last week. Photo/Elkana Jacob |
The seven women arrested in a Mtwapa strip club last week over prostitution have received sponsorship. Mombasa Senator Emma Mbura, who bailed out the seven from the Shimo la Tewa Prison by paying Sh5,000 bond for each of them, said the sponsorship will enable them earn a decent living.
She said this while handing them to Mwembe Tayari salon, one of the sponsors. “We have worked out a sponsorship which will help these young ladies change their lives for the better and it is our responsibility to support them,” Mbura said.
Anne Wangari and Sophia Mustapha will benefit from a free beauty course, while Mwanajuma Khamis will be trained on hospitality by Human Capital Organisation.
The three are the first beneficiaries of the sponsorship. Mwanajuma said she is grateful for the support they have received from the Senator. “I am humbled that our mother has supported us. Lack of support pushed us into prostitution,” she said.
Ruth Lewa, the country director of Solidarity with Women in Distress, said they will counsel the women to help them overcome the trauma they went through after they were exposed to the public.
“We know what these girls have gone through, they need to be counseled and shown direction. We are experts in this field,” she said. Mbura said she has purchased a 4-acre piece of land in Mwakirunge to help the landless people in her county. READ MORE......http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-123763/new-lease-life-7-mtwapa-strippers
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