Have you
ever heard of a popular Luo saying that goes like this “Kanungo e teko” which
means the waist of a woman is where the
strength lies and if you want to get a man shake the waist well. Many people
have never seen beads especially folks from the upcountry. Beads are mostly
worn by ladies in coast and from their views; somehow beads are used to spice
up the relationship between couples. Kenya Trend journalists travelled to coast
to unravel the whole thing about the beads and how are they important to the
culture of people from coast.
We made our
first stop in Kenyatta Avenue in Majengo area where meet a lady by the name
Fatma who is used to beautifies brides.Fatma said that beads or in local
language ”shanga ” have been used for
ages to make the romance hot between married couples.They are used to keep the
husband and even the lady cannot have a
side dish”mpango wa kado” while she is wearing the beads.Fatma continued to say
that “These days beads are now used as beauty.
Beads are not for beauty. They should only be seen by your man only while you
are in bed. The funny thing is that even some men are spotted tying the beads
in their waists. Beads are for ladies only and not men.”No Lady can be involved
in infidelity while she is still wearing beads.It is considered as an
abomination,added Fatma.
We also got
a chance to talk one of the traders who are popular in selling beads.He told us
that he outsources for his beads from Tanzania where they are crafted for purpose of spicing up the love making
sessions in married and unmarried couples.”Its true that men likes the beads
and a man can rarely resists a lady who is wearing beads.My beads are pricey
and some of my customers who are the
twilight girls are able to retain their clients once they have canal exchange. ”
Now a days
what these night girls do is that they lace their beads with charms and once they get a “mzungu” they are able to
retain him for a while until he moves out of the country,added the trader.
We made our
last stop over at Kenyatta Public beach where we meat a lady by the name Shiro
who told us how she has been using beads that have been laced with charms to
keep her Europeans clients.”I realized that once I got a mzungu,I could only
keep him for a week and that would be over.My friend used to retain his man for
even four weeks.He gave me a hint and I
opted to do the same.Am now really enjoying because I am able to retain my clients for a while.”That
how beads are used to attract men.
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