Most men in Kenya start thinking and planning for marriage in their late twenties or early thirties.
This is in line with a recent study which found out that worldwide most men tie the knot at the ages of between 28 and 32.
Among the Kikuyu community, most young men start raising a family at the ages of between 25 and 35.
However, some men marry when they are approaching 40 or after get to 'fourth floor'.
This was not the case with one of Kiambu's most famous sons, 'Sir' Charles Mugane Njonjo.
Born in 1920 in the privileged family of Senior Chief Josiah Njonjo, the young Njonjo tied the knot in 1972, when he 52.
By this time, 'The Duke of Kabateshire' had gone to Alliance High School, proceeded to Fort Hare University in South Africa where he graduated with a Bchelor's Degree in Law and had also obtained a second law degree from Lincoln's Inn University in the United Kingdom.
When he married his wife, Margaret Bryson, on December 4, 1972, Njonjo was already a powerful Attorney General in the government of Kenya's founding father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
One may wonder why it took 52 years for an educated, wealthy and powerful man to find the love of his life?
There have been reports that Kenyatta was uncomfortable with a bachelor AG and hence he forced 'aging' Njonjo to get married.
In a past interview with renowned journalist Jackson Biko, the former Kikuyu MP kept the record straight and revealed why it took him so long to settle down.
"Because I couldn’t find a girl I could live with," said Njonjo.
Pressed further to explain how he could have lacked a girl to marry despite meeting so many of them in Kenya and abroad Njonjo replied: "All those girls [and] I couldn’t find one I could live with. It took me a long time but eventually, I found one and I married her at All Saints Cathedral… she was in the choir."
Njonjo, 98, together with Bryson, have been blessed with three children who have all succeeded in their various professional fields.
One is a barrister, the other is a scientist and the last born is a veterinary doctor.
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