Arusha β Arusha town ushered into the New Year with local sex workers locked in a scuffle with their visiting Kenyan counterparts, each side fighting for potential foreign customers.
A brawl which erupted in the night of December 31 of and lasted several hours into the early hours of January 1 occurred in Kaloleni area, where the sex trade has been rampant especially during holidays. Kaloleni and Levolosi the two central wards of the municipality have some of the infamous red zones where twilight girls roam freely targeting visitors especially tourists. Eyewitnesses told the Arusha Times that the local commercial sex workers felt the pinch after what was described as 'loosing out' against alien twilight ladies from Kenya who managed to lure foreign 'customers' due to their ability to speak English.
The local players, apparently, were hindered by the communication barrier. As it happened, local prostitutes resolved to forge a united front in a bid to kick-out their Kenyan counterparts and retain their territory. What followed was the 'new-year battle which broke out near Mrina Annex Bar and which spread as fast as bushfire in the entire Kaloleni hot spots.
Speaking to reporters one of the local girls who preferred anonymity said Kenyan prostitutes had no rights to invade their area because they also normally get ousted out once they try to venture across the border. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy.
They have no right to interfere with our business they are simply refugees," she insisted. Seif Jafari a resident of Kaloleni and stern religious person lamented what he called "general moral decadence", complaining that prostitution, which used to be frowned upon by the local communities, was now being tolerated.
