Posted by: afrowrite on: November 18, 2008
Muli wa Kyendo
It’s a pity that no one said a thing—unless they whispered—against the illegal harassment of Nigerian Mohammed Bello Abubakar, the best known polygamist in the world. Abubakar, 84 years old, has 86 wives. According to interviews we have read, the women have voluntarily married him and are happy. Even the youngest in [...]
Posted by: afrowrite on: August 11, 2008
By Muli wa Kyendo
The other day, I listened with interest as American President George Bush, urged the Chinese to improve their human rights record. It was not that America wanted to impose standards on the Chinese, he said. The Chinese could evolve their own type of democracy provided it adhered to the internationally accepted norms [...]
Posted by: afrowrite on: July 16, 2008
By Muli wa Kyendo
A Kenyan TV this week carried stories of two polygamous homes. One was a Maasai with nine wives, nearly 40 children and over 100 grandchildren. This happy family was featured because they recently realized that they were large enough in number to incorporate themselves as a business enterprise. Using the patriarch’s name [...]
Posted by: afrowrite on: June 7, 2008
By Muli wa Kyendo
David G. Maillu’s book, Our Kind of Polygamy, is the only one in Kenya – as far as I know – that tries to defend what he calls, “African Polygamy”. The difference between the African polygamy and the European polygamy, according to him, is that the African lives with all his wives [...]
Posted by: afrowrite on: May 24, 2008
By Muli wa Kyendo
Today’s post is in reply to Sister Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade who, through an email, told me that she and her friends are promoting polygamy and the greatness of the black race. My dear sister, I read most of your blogs and I must say I am impressed by your enthusiasm, hard [...]
Posted by: afrowrite on: May 11, 2008
Once upon a time, I wrote a column called ChitChat, for the “Daily Nation”, Kenya’s largest selling newspaper. We had a feature magazine supplement on Wednesday and Friday. Consequently these issues far outsold those on days that didn’t have a magazine supplement. One day, Editor–in-Chief, Peter Mwaura, called me and said, “Muli, can you write [...]
