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Why most Kenyan women now prefer boyfriends to "baba watoto"

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It has become common to hear most grown up Kenyan women (including single mothers) who should ideally be married claim that they prefer having boyfriends to getting married.

And this is not just a Kenyan trend. A while back, Shonda Rhimes, the creator of popular television shows Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and How To Get Away with Murder, was hosted on The Oprah Winfrey Network’s “SuperSoul Sunday” show by Oprah herself.

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