Why Kenyans find it so difficult buying condoms

Buying condoms, which is likened to a public declaration that one is going to do ‘bad manners’ (read have sex), has remained such a herculean task among both the young and the old.

Unfortunately, we live in a society where sex has been demonised, and people from some quarters even term it evil. Consequently, this wrong perception continues to propagate the ignorance that shrouds sex among Kenyans and Africans in general, in the process, exposing Kenyans to deadly diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Most Kenyans have a negative perception and wrong cultural attitude towards sex. So much so that to most, talking about it is considered taboo. You mention sex and some people squirm.  This state of affairs has lead to an awkward situation whereby some Kenyans find it easier to have sex than talk about it! Many people in relationships and marriage, especially older and conservative ones, can attest to this; they never talk about it, they just have it!

Doing bad manners