Kenya Women Saving Time, Money With Return to Natural Hair

In Kenya, salons are filled with women who spend hours to have their hair done. It’s also expensive in a country where half of the population live on less than a dollar a day. For some women, that has come at too high a cost and now they are embracing their natural hair. Twenty-two--year-old Monica Wamaitha works in a salon in downtown Nairobi. Despite specializing in creating weaves and wigs for her clients, she keeps her natural hair.   “I decided to go natural because I want to...

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