Porn addiction among children worries experts

By ALLY JAMAH
There is fresh concern about increasing cases of addiction to Internet pornography in Kenya.
Counsellors say more children and youth are being sucked into the habit of viewing sexually explicit materials from their mobile phones and computers, with some turning into actual addicts.
Mr William Gituru who works for Amani Counselling Centre and Training Institute in Nairobi said he increasingly sees cases of young Kenyans suffering from addiction to pornography.
"It is becoming a huge problem in Kenya, but few people are willing to talk about it including the victims, parents and teachers. But now we need serious and systematic action to tackle the problem that may be affecting many people," he said Tuesday.
Drugs menace
Mr Gituru explained that addiction to pornography deserves as much attention as all other forms of addiction, including being hooked to drugs and alcohol.
"Children and youth who are addicted to pornography usually develop very unhealthy sexual behaviours and are more easily pulled into risky sexual behaviour to fulfill the sexual fantasies inspired by the pornography they have watched," he said.