As the debate rages on the legitimacy of relationships between 'slay queens' and 'sponsor men', it is a fact that the habit was there since time immemorial only that today such mutual engagements have witnessed tragic endings.
And as widely argued, relationships neither have tribal, geographical boundaries nor age limits.
Majority leader Aden Duale once played the role of a sponsor.
In a leaked audio recording that went viral sometimes this year, a woman alleged to be two-time presidential candidate Nazlin Umar could be heard requesting the Garissa Township MP to buy her a house and a good car as a show of commitment in the affair.
The duo received backlash from netizens who argued that their love affair was built on material things just as is common with sponsors and slay-queens.
From the audio, it seemed that the woman Nazlin was fully aware of her position as a side chick to the MP.
This fact is very much typical to slay queens who are fully aware that their sponsors are family men.
Nazlin wanted material things and when Duale turned down her requests, the relationship suffered.
And as common to all such relationships, the ends are usually tragic but the Duale-Nazlin had a not-so-bad finality as they are rumored to be in good terms despite the break-up.