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Must a woman take her husband's name?

Jackie* is a news presenter in one of Kenya’s top media houses. She looks forward to marrying her long time boyfriend in what she says will be a small wedding consisting family and a few friends. She is aware that her marriage will mean making some radical changes in her lifestyle to suit her new status.

Will Jackie’s new status also mean a name change? She lets us in on her thoughts on this matter.

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