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Single fathers have it rough

When I joined Safaricom in 2012, I was a single father of two boys, Jesse and Shukrani (pictured). My marriage had hit rock bottom when I was still young and destabilised me a great deal.

I had sleepless nights and thought-filled days. I was quite distant from many of my peers, who were single, married or in functional relationships. Often times, I felt so alienated from people because of my status.

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