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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

Vickstar

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

On my way to Eritrea......... Who is with me?

Okay

I can see our Muslim brothers flocking there soon..

Ok

Wheres their embassy in Nigeria

I've checked out the news.
Very untrue!

How true is this story?

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


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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?

and those eritrean women dey fine wella. Ethiopian women are learners when compared with eritrean women. most likely fake news though.

I hope the government plans to feed the wives and resultant children

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?

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

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.

is that suppose to be on frontpage

hmmmm

that's a wrong approach!

#onehusbandonewife#

poverty

hmmmmmm

The news is fake, probably created by an Eritrean who wants to take a second wife

away...ma see road

Is export allowed ?