Kenya: When there's no excuse not to use a condom

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Kenya: When there's no excuse not to use a condom

When the music's pumping, drinks are flowing and hormones are raging, condoms don't often spring to mind, until it's too late. By then, the shops are closed and a packet of three is hard to come by.

That's where enterprising vendors outside the busy bars and nightclubs in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, turn lifesavers. Steve Kielu, a street trader with a spot outside The Wallet, a club in downtown Nairobi, has added condoms to the usual cigarettes, chewing gum, batteries and assorted handy items.

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[16 Apr 2008 06:45]