Nairobi Man Says Poverty Pushed Him to Become Gay in South Africa, Saudi Arabia
- Collins went to South Africa in search of greener pastures and had to become gay to make it in the foreign land
- He later went to Saudi Arabia, where he continued with his gay lifestyle and would pocket between R248 to R497 per client
- The Nairobi man said poverty and greed, to some extent, pushed her to become gay as he wanted to transform his life
A young man has opened up about his life journey and the strange adjustments he had to make.
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Collins said he made regrettable decisions but was compelled to make them because of his humble background.
Paying bills in South Africa
He said he was forced to become gay to adapt to life in foreign countries, survive and pay for his necessities.
Speaking to Briefly News, Collins said he was pushed to become gay at first while he was in South Africa.
"It was painful at first as I was not accustomed to it. I was staying with a white man who was paying for my rent and other necessities. I persevered for one year. I was also paying my uncle's bills in South Africa, so I had little money left. After the one year, I returned to Kenya," he said.
He later went to Saudi Arabia, where, like South Africa, he had to sleep with men to earn extra coins.
Homosexuality in Saudi Arabia
The Nairobi man said, to some extent, he was pushed by greed when in the Gulf to yield to the men's desire.
"I wanted to fight poverty back home, and so I continued with my gay lifestyle in the Gulf. Some paid me R248, and another R497 . Others would prefer to give me gifts for the services. Not that I wanted to, but when I thought of life back home, it was like I had no option," he narrated.
Collins also noted despite the mistreatments he experienced once in a while in the Gulf, they were not to the extreme of the mistreatment of women who went to work there.
Kakamega woman working in Saudi Arabia
Separately, a Kakamega woman working as a househelp in Saudi Arabia bought two land parcels and built rental houses.
Linet Omusula was a landlady after she built rentals on one of the parcels of land she bought after becoming a house girl in Saudi.
She was looking into building her own home before she returned home from the Middle-East country.
"One can achieve with prayers, commitment and discipline," she said.
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