Women used to be afraid of being judged by society if they married in poligamous marriage as second or third wives. Since President Uhuru Kenyatta signed legislation allowing men to marry as many women as they want into law in May 2014, many of them have openly flaunted their poligamous marriage with multiple wives in public;
Esther Muthoni Passaris Nairobi Woman Representative is one such woman. Pius Mbugua Ngugi, the owner of Thika Coffee Mills, is married to the city politician.
Bonny Khalwale
The current Kakamega Senator is one of Kenya’s few men who enjoy boasting about their wives. Adelide and Josephine Khalwale are the parents of the politician and doctor.
Danson Mungatana
When the name Mungatana is mentioned, Cecilia Mwangi and Mwanaisha Chidzuga immediately come to mind. However, these are not the only women in the former Ganze MP’s life.
Mungata reportedly has another wife, but he has children with both Chidzuga and former Miss Kenya Cecilia Mwangi.
Oscar Sudi
Oscar Sudi Kipchumba is the Member of Parliament for the Kapseret constituency. The legislator, like several of his colleagues, is involved in a polygamous marriage. Sudi has two wives, the first being Lilian and the second being Ann.
Cate Waruguru
Catherine Waruguru, a former Laikipia Woman Representative, came forward in 2019 about her marriage to lawyer William Kigen. According to KTN, the lawmaker makes no apologies for being married as a second wife.
Francis Atwoli
The president of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya) (COTU), Francis Atwoli, is a trade unionist who adores women. His three wives are Jenifer Khainza, Roselinder Simiyu, and Mary Kilobi.
Ayub Savula
Ayub Savula, a first-term Lugari Member of Parliament, is a polygamist. In his rural village, the legislator has built identical mansions for his two wives. Savula, a trained journalist, was elected to succeed Cyrus Jirongo in 2013.
Moses Wetangula
When the Bungoma Senetor’s other wife sued him for child neglect in 2013, she made headlines.
The woman described how she and Wetangula started cohabiting before formalizing their relationship in 2011 through a bukusu customary marriage.
Dalmas Otieno
Dalmas Otieno married a third wife in a colorful traditional ceremony in Homa Bay county in 2013, increasing his polygamous status.
Joy Gwendo
The Kisumu county senator’s relationship with married man Thomas Mbewa sparked controversy.
She was accused of being a husband snatcher until Mbewa publicly stated that his first wife was aware of his relationship with Joy Gwendo.
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