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Heirs or affairs: How Kenya's rich keep gold diggers at bay

Couple on a date. (Courtesy/iStock)

The harsh economic realities have tilted the dating scene with men and women of means highly preferred as hot cakes. It seems more men and women prefer dating people who drive fuel guzzlers and probably own upmarket apartments. Even married spouses with investments in real estate are within the radar and may not escape when the fishing nets are cast. Some of the hunted investors in real estate are cautious knowing that they could be ensnared into pregnancy for their children to be part of the estate as heirs. Is there any legal recourse for a person trapped by these gold diggers?

Maria, Nairobi

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