Gathoni Wa Muchomba, a Kiambu County Woman Representative has said that due to low birth, the population of the the state has remained stagnant and has urged men to marry as many as possible wives or if he can give birth to as many children as he can. She appealed to churches to accept and recognize polygamous marriages.
“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, ” she said.
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.
