Hakuna bwana! Woiye, who will marry us now?

Polygamy is the only way of ensuring children in Central Kenya grow up in families with both parents- Head of Nyumba Kumi Initiative

The ‘single mother epidemic’ in Central Kenya has seen wazee advocating for the re-introduction of polygamy, a widely frowned-upon practice in the region.

While men in Central Kenya are known to have mpango wa kandos, there are calls to re-embrace polygamy after Joseph Kaguthi, the head of Nyumba Kumi Initiative in the country recently caused a furore when he asked women to accommodate their husbands’ lovers as co-wives.