Female sex workers were the largest Key Population (KP) in Kenya followed by an estimated number of approximately 32,580 (24,704 to 40,455) Men who have sex with men, operating from 2,153 geographical venues or hotspots.
Nearly 9 per cent of these were less than 18 years old. 36 per cent of the men who have sex with men, that is, 11,807 (8,760 to 14,854) informed that they sell sex to other men in these venues or hotspots.
More than 167,000 Kenyans identify as female sex workers, and about 32,000 as men who have sex with men, a new estimate of the country’s key population indicates.
Key Population (KP) refers to people who are disproportionately affected by HIV compared to the general population.
The new count also found the country has 16,063 individuals who identify as people who inject drugs, and 10,951 transgender people.
This is the country’s second major estimate of the national count of sex workers and gay people. The first was conducted in 2012.