Marriage has become too expensive: says expert

Kelvin Kamau, a petrol station attendant in Nairobi, recalls the moment when he realised that he didn’t fit into the social order in his home. He felt that he was not needed in his home. His baby’s mother, a nurse, earned way more than him and called the shots.

“I felt that the gender norms were violated. And looking back, I tried to compensate by demeaning my ex-fiancée by cheating on her. She left, and she doesn’t need me anymore,” he says.