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Kenyan women escape sex-for-fish hell with solar lights


16 March 2021 - 11:47 Kagondu Njagi
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Kendu Bay, Kenya Mary Achieng sifted through her catch of silver cyprinid fish, sorting them into sacks and carrying them to the weighing stand at Kogwang’ Beach, on the shore of Lake Victoria.
Achieng had caught the fish the night before, using a solar-powered light to lure them into her nets. The 500kg haul would earn her 50,000 Kenyan shillings ($450) enough to keep her family going until she next went out again on the lake a week later.
Before she got the lamp two years ago, Achieng had to stock her stall in Kendu Bay with whatever she could buy from local fishermen, many of whom would only sell to women offering up their bodies for sex. ....

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Solar lights help Kenyan women escape sex-for-fish trap


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KENDU BAY, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mary Achieng’ sifted through her catch of silver cyprinid fish, sorting them into gunny sacks and carrying them to the weighing stand at Kogwang’ Beach, on the Kenyan shore of Lake Victoria.
Achieng’ had caught the fish the night before, using a solar-powered light to lure them into her nets.
The 500-kg (1,100-lb) haul would earn her 50,000 Kenyan shillings ($450) - enough to keep her family going until she next went out again on the lake a week later.
Before she got the lamp two years ago, Achieng’ had to stock her stall in Kendu Bay with whatever she could buy from local fishermen - many of whom would only sell to women offering up their bodies for sex. ....

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