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How infidelity, loneliness is driving women into alcoholism

A drunk woman sitting on gtghe floor. [iStockPhotos]

The number of women alcoholics in Kenya has been increasing with Nairobi leading, followed by Nakuru and Kiambu.

Counties with patriarchal societal hierarchies and strong paternalistic cultures have the least female alcoholics in the country alongside those where religion frowns at alcohol consumption.

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