Quite a good number of women are now flocking the barbershop to get their hair cut. A few that I have interacted with have different reasons for going short. Some cite harsh economic times that leaves them without enough cash to go to the salon.
Another one said she has a busy schedule that she doesn't have a whole day to sit in the salon in the name of making her hair. Then this interesting one came from a housewife, who complained that nowadays the men in their lives aren't playing their roles to ensure that they look pretty. She said that reminding baba watoto about one's bad hair, especially when rent and school fees are due, might easily earn them a sudden slap or a whole two week of dry spell.