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It is a question we’ve pondered since independence: Why do women go gaga over makangas? It’s not like their careers have upward mobility and high social standing. Their ignorance on matters etiquette can fill a library. Most cannot win awards in the hygiene department either. Some only speak sheng as their first (and last) language. Is it that women genetically have a thing for men who hang on matatu doors? Or is the sight of bus fare notes being collected from grumbling passengers before being folded around the makanga’s index finger and thumb enough to tip the balance? We explore the reasons why women cannot resist makangas and matatu drivers.
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