Kenyan men elevate bachelor pads to ‘boy apartments’

 Victor Karanja’s living room pictured on May 6, 2025 at his residence in Garden city Nairobi. 

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

Forget the stereotypical bachelor pad of yesteryears where Kenyan men would live in tiny, hidden houses, mostly in domestic servant quarters (DSQs), with mismatched furniture, scattered laundry, and dirty utensils.

A growing number of Kenyan bachelors are now elevating their houses into “boy apartments,” a new term for carefully furnished homes with potted plants, elegant furnishings, neatly made beds with four throw pillows and eucalyptus-scented candles or humidifiers.

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