I strolled along Soroti central Avenue, the town's 'red light district", and behold, an elegantly dressed girl whom I guessed could be a sex worker. She was spotting a tight black jean trouser and white skimpy blouse, with an Erickson T28 mobile phone partially wrapped with a white hanky.
She told me she was Grace from Kampala. She had come to make new friends and know more about Soroti. Back to you later, I have to meet my colleagues first. But who are you? Time check: 8. Phone call from Grace. She wanted us to meet at Shell fueling station on Gweri road 'to continue with our agenda'. Her first question when we linked up was, "Patrick, are you serious you want sex with me?
I simply want to verify reports that sex workers have flooded Soroti to 'milk' the US Marines. Could you be one of them? After haggling a little and hammering out a 'protocol' not to take her picture or publish her names, she admited being a sex worker from Kampala and accepted to divulge the information. She had spent a lot of money to get to Soroti from Kampala, then on accommodation but the manna from Americans was not coming. Like her, there are probably many sex workers who arrived in Soroti with such high hopes from the Operation Medflag John Emily Otekat estimates sex workers have swarmed Soroti.
Grace said they were being frustrated by the intimidating security rings around these Americans. Rebecca Brown, because she doesn't allow her 'boys' to get out of base and drink freely with them.
Grace said their inside contact has told them that if any marine breaches Lt. Brown's orders and sneaked out, the penalty is expulsion and being flown back to the US. Aug 21, Brown dispelled the allegations of her being strict on the marines.
