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| Porn ring behind Kenya Project X 'sex party' | Porn ring behind Kenya Project X 'sex party' |
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| An international pornography ring was behind a controversial sex party that was planned for Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya's film board has said. | An international pornography ring was behind a controversial sex party that was planned for Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya's film board has said. |
| The party, called Project X, has attracted attention after a publicity poster was circulated, declaring "no one goes back home a virgin". | The party, called Project X, has attracted attention after a publicity poster was circulated, declaring "no one goes back home a virgin". |
| Film board head Ezekiel Mutua said the party was organised so people could make pornographic films. | |
| The organisers have now cancelled the event following the social media storm. | The organisers have now cancelled the event following the social media storm. |
| They blamed journalists for labelling it a sex party and called "some media houses... narrow minded", according to a statement quoted in several reports. | They blamed journalists for labelling it a sex party and called "some media houses... narrow minded", according to a statement quoted in several reports. |
| It adds that the party was supposed to be a place "where young adults can meet up, socialise and have a good time". | It adds that the party was supposed to be a place "where young adults can meet up, socialise and have a good time". |
| The raunchy publicity material showed half-naked women with the promise that it would be "one night to lose your mind". | The raunchy publicity material showed half-naked women with the promise that it would be "one night to lose your mind". |
| The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said there had been a rise of young people being blackmailed after being filmed having sex. | The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said there had been a rise of young people being blackmailed after being filmed having sex. |
| At a press conference in the capital, Nairobi, Mr Mutua said the party had been cancelled following "immense public pressure" from "Kenyans of goodwill", police and politicians. | At a press conference in the capital, Nairobi, Mr Mutua said the party had been cancelled following "immense public pressure" from "Kenyans of goodwill", police and politicians. |
| 'Decadent' | 'Decadent' |
| He called it a "decadent event" and said the "KFCB took up the matter after getting a tip-off that the party was to be used by unscrupulous business people to promote drugs, illicit sex and the making of pornographic films". | He called it a "decadent event" and said the "KFCB took up the matter after getting a tip-off that the party was to be used by unscrupulous business people to promote drugs, illicit sex and the making of pornographic films". |
| The police are investigating whether the organisers were breaking the law. | The police are investigating whether the organisers were breaking the law. |
| The planned party has led to Project X trending on Twitter in Kenya, with many social media users wondering what was wrong with the event, though there has also been some criticism. | The planned party has led to Project X trending on Twitter in Kenya, with many social media users wondering what was wrong with the event, though there has also been some criticism. |
| Kenya's growing youthful population, and its exposure to a global youth culture through social media, is challenging some of the more traditional values in the country, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba in Nairobi says. | Kenya's growing youthful population, and its exposure to a global youth culture through social media, is challenging some of the more traditional values in the country, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba in Nairobi says. |
| Project X takes its name from a 2012 Hollywood film that showed a group of teenagers organising a party which gets out of control. | Project X takes its name from a 2012 Hollywood film that showed a group of teenagers organising a party which gets out of control. |