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Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Thegents6(op): 11:34am On Jan 26, 2016
Eritrea now asks men to marry at least two wives or face imprisonment.
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/article/2000189318/eritrea-now-asks-men-to-marry-at-least-two-wives-or-face-imprisonment

Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Thegents6(op): 11:37am On Jan 26, 2016
grin

Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Thegents6(op): 11:49am On Jan 26, 2016
Vickstar grin

Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Thegents6(op): 11:52am On Jan 26, 2016
shocked cheesy grin

Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Nobody: 12:44pm On Jan 26, 2016
Isaiah 4:1 (KJV) And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying , We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

It's indeed the end-time

embarassed embarassed embarassed
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by politricks:
On my way to Eritrea......... Who is with me?

Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Tomgreatly: 12:45pm On Jan 26, 2016
Okay
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by APCcrimesHD: 12:45pm On Jan 26, 2016
grin

I can see our Muslim brothers flocking there soon..
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Adatob(m): 12:45pm On Jan 26, 2016
Ok
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by kulobyno: 12:45pm On Jan 26, 2016
Wheres their embassy in Nigeria
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by johnydon22(m): 12:46pm On Jan 26, 2016
Hahahahahahaha this one women should be marrying men... I will head to Eritrea and wait for girls to come ask for my hand in marriage.. grin

#PackingMyBag Am tired of Blaming Buhari #On My way to Eri-paradise cheesy
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Nobody: 12:46pm On Jan 26, 2016
I've checked out the news.
Very untrue!
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by cutetopsey(f):
How true is this story?

I don't think this is true....


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Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by tolexy007(m): 12:47pm On Jan 26, 2016
cheesy
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by publicenemy(m): 12:47pm On Jan 26, 2016
Thegents6:
Eritrea now asks men to marry at least two wives or face imprisonment.
http://www.sde.co.ke/article/2000189318/eritrea-now-asks-men-to-marry-at-least-two-wives-or-face-imprisonment
What's with you and the picture on igbo men? Don't you have sense?
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Nobody: 12:47pm On Jan 26, 2016
and those eritrean women dey fine wella. Ethiopian women are learners when compared with eritrean women. most likely fake news though.
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Nobody: 12:48pm On Jan 26, 2016
I hope the government plans to feed the wives and resultant children
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by BIGTinfotech: 12:48pm On Jan 26, 2016
I can emphatically say that this would be received in nigeria with both hands.


Husband: Darling, I like Nneka, or who do you want for a second wife?

Wife: with eyes rolling...you had better not try it

Husband: cynically...do you want to come and pay me a visit in kuje?
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Nobody: 12:48pm On Jan 26, 2016
undecided
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by weblogo:
I can imagine the tension that will be on the ladies over there..

like..pls can I be your third wife? I'm just 26

Guys there be chilling while Ladies chase them around

Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by 247notire(m): 12:49pm On Jan 26, 2016
Okay o. Hope they don't come crying in 20 yrs tym about overpopulation and widespread poverty as the case is with a particular part of Nigeria where they do almost the same thing.
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Ajibo111(m): 12:49pm On Jan 26, 2016
is that suppose to be on frontpagehuh
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by Segadem(m): 12:49pm On Jan 26, 2016
hmmmm
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by islandmoon:
that's a wrong approach!
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by oluseyiforjesus(m): 12:50pm On Jan 26, 2016
#onehusbandonewife#
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by tunwumi: 12:50pm On Jan 26, 2016
poverty
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by winkmart: 12:50pm On Jan 26, 2016
hmmmmmm
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by peacengine(m): 12:51pm On Jan 26, 2016
grin The news is fake, probably created by an Eritrean who wants to take a second wife
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by officialteemi(m): 12:51pm On Jan 26, 2016
away...ma see road
Re: Eritrea Government Made Polygamy Mandatory: Eritrea Trending On Twitter by HAH: 12:51pm On Jan 26, 2016
Is export allowed ?
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