Kenyans have received the news of mandatory polygamy
by men in Eritrea with a mix of bewilderment and
excitement.
Activists have posted a memo allegedly by the
Government of Eritrea asking men to marry at least two
wives due to acute shortage of men occasioned by
casualties during the civil war with Ethiopia.
In the statement written in Arabic assures of government
support to the polygamous marriages.
The activists translate it thus, "Based on the law of God in
polygamy, and given the circumstances in which the
country is experiencing in terms of men shortage, the
Eritrean department of Religious Affairs has decided on
the following .”
First that every man shall marry at least two women and
the man who refuses to do so shall be subjected to life
imprisonment with hard labour.
“The woman who tries to prevent her husband from
marrying another wife shall be punished to life
imprisonment,” alleges the activists in their translation.
And Kenyans have reacted to these announcements with
bemusement with some suggesting if they could change
their citizenship immediately and take advantage of the
new laws in the country.
“At this rate, I can see the Eritrea Government spreading
new embassy outlets in Kakamega, Embu, Siaya and
Busia counties to help hasten visa processing,” said one
Kenyan on facebook.
“He is so so considerate of women! That's good of him,”
said another.
The Standard could not immediately authenticate the
document nor the translation and it was not clear why the
statement was not in the other two national languages,
Tigrinya and Tigre.
The May 1998 to June 2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian war saw
150,000 soldiers killed from either sides but having a
bigger impact on male population in the tiny Eritrea nation
who were then just 4million people in total.

http://www.sde.co.ke/m/article/2000189318/eritrea-now-asks-men-to-marry-at-least-two-wives-or-face-imprisonment


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