Why Kenyan families have become smaller

A typical family had a minimum of six, some five decades ago. Today, that number has shrunk to four or less. Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city and the wealthiest county, has the smallest household size, according to latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). Mandera County has the largest with an average family size of seven people.

The shrinking of the family, whose credit largely goes to women, has had some positive ripple effects in the society.