Forty and searching: Finding love again with children

Finding love again with children (Photo: iStock)

Every area of women's lives has been affected by the upending of traditional conventions, and the institution of marriage has not been exempt. Unlike the past when marriages were more enduring, today, divorce rates are high and steadily growing. In 2020, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics recorded that 17 per cent of marriages had ended in divorce.

Women, especially single mothers, face greater scrutiny and judgment than their counterparts when they decide to remarry. This conversation was ignited when businesswoman, singer and self-proclaimed president of single mothers Akothee tied the knot with her fiance Dennis Schweizer in one of the most opulent weddings we have seen this year. Akothee, a mother of five, started over again. While a section of Kenyans applauded, others were appalled arguing it was a little too late.