Nepali women in Kenya and Tanzania employed in various dance bars. A most of these women are victims of the agents who, on the pretext of providing job opportunities, brought them to these countries and left them in custody of the bar owners. Kajol Sharma, a 21-year-old from Budhabare of Jhapa district, landed in Nairobi, the Capital associated with Kenya, a week in the past. Her agent took her directly to a dance bar at Park Lane on the day's her arrival.That evening, a lot of she was asked to entertain the bar crowd with her dance. Her passport and other travel documents were taken away by her employer, so that she would not try to run away. Although the bar owners claim these people only showcase the traditional Indian dance form of Mujra in their establishments, but as the evening gives way to the night, the women dancers are forced to provided a sensual dance shows with Bollywood numbers playing in the background. And there's no shortage of male crowd, cheering and grinning with lecherous gleams his or her eyes, clutching wads dollars to toss them on stage to assert their approval of pleasure. “The tip money is usually collected by the waiter and handed over to the bar owner. We only get 10 to 15 percent,” said a 25-year-old Nepali woman, who just didn't wish to be named. She said that they work throughout the week from 9 pm till 4 am without a day off. A building at Nairobi’s Park Lane alone has three dance bars; each has at least 10 Nepali women as dancers. Another such establishment at Park Lane known for shower dance, wherein the performers dance underneath a spray of water, drenching their bodies. “The bar owner also orders these women to get on top of the table and perform for individual client for money,” said a Nepali man, workers ? at a restaurant in Nairobi
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