Mar 17, During the day, Kampala is abuzz with business, but when the night falls, it degenerates into a red light district, with prostitutes taking over on almost every corner.
Dan Muhenda spent two weeks on the streets observing the strange goings-on in the city and brings you the two faces of Kampala. Oh my God, is not exclamation enough when you get the chance to compare Kampala city centre before and after sunset.
During the day, it is business as usual, but as the night falls, evil takes charge. For the last two weeks, I have walked keenly on the streets during the night, seen weird business transactions, life threatening persons and moments that you never thought were part of the city. During the day, there is nothing really shocking about the city. Usually at this time, a handful of girls disguise themselves as stranded passengers, right from the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation gate all the way along Speke Hotel to Grand Imperial.
Young girls around this lane deal with high class clientele. Their clientele are men in posh cars some with personalised number plates. One Saturday, I was shocked when one tiny girl, who looked to be in her mid- 20s, was picked and dropped by five men in just one night. Two of them looked fi t to be her father. As soon as the girl was dropped back by a client, she would re-do her make-up, sit for a while, possibly to gain some energy, and later stand on the pavement, waiting for the next client.
Who buys these girls? For the 14 nights I spent trying to put this puzzle together, most men drive cars, only a few come on foot.
