Gathoni Wa Muchomba, a woman representative of Kiambu County, has urged men from the region to embrace polygamy so as to increase the region’s population.
Wa Muchomba made the remarks during the launch of Mama Care Rehabilitation Centre in Kiambaa Constituency on Monday, April 2.
Talking about it, she said:
“We give birth to these children and we do not want to own up to them. If you are a man from Kikuyu community and you can sustain five wives, have them, and if you are a man and you are in a position to bring up many children, do it”
Wa Muchomba said dwindling marriage numbers in the region have resulted in a low birthrate, which has, consequently, lead to a stagnated population.
The legislator urged men, who are financially capable of sustaining polygamous marriages, to go ahead and marry as many women as they can.
Wa Muchomba also urged the church to acknowledge polygamous marriages. She blamed irresponsibility exhibited by a section of men in Kiambu on alcohol.
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