Kanuni ya adhabu inasema:
145. Male person living on earnings of prostitution or persistently soliciting
(1) A male person who–
(a) knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution; or
(b) in any public place persistently solicits or importunes for immoral purposes,
is guilty of an offence and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction under this section the court may, in addition to any term of imprisonment awarded, sentence the offender to corporal punishment.
(2) Where a male person is proved to live with or to be habitually in the company of a prostitute or is proved to have exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such manner as to show that he is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any other person or generally, he shall unless he satisfies the court to the contrary be deemed to be knowingly living on the earnings of prostitution.
Kifungu 146 nacho kinasema:
146. Woman living on, or aiding, prostitution
A woman who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution or who is proved to have, for the purpose of gain, exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such a manner as to show that she is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any person, or generally, is guilty of an offence.
Kingine kinasema:
148. Brothels
Any person who keeps a house, room, set of rooms or place of any kind whatsoever for the purposes of prostitution is guilty of an offence.
Ukianzisha hiyo biashara na wakitaka kukupeleka mahakamani unafungua kesi ya kikatiba ukidai kuwa unayo haki ya kufanya kazi na hiyo ni kazi vilevile chini ya ibara ifuatayo:
22. Haki ya kufanya kazi
(1) Kila mtu anayo haki ya kufanya kazi.
Wakibisha zaidi unawapiga na kifungu kifuatacho cha katiba:
23. Haki ya kupata ujira wa haki
(1) Kila mtu, bila ya kuwapo ubaguzi wa aina yoyote, anayo haki ya kupata ujira unaolingana na kazi yake, na watu wote wanaofanya kazi kulingana na uwezo wao watapata malipo kulingana na kiasi na sifa za kazi wanayoifanya.