Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba has asked rich men from Central Kenya to consider marrying more than one wife.
Wamuchomba has said polygamous marriages are part of Kikuyu culture adding that it’s a shame that many children in the community don’t have fathers.
She argues that marrying several wives will help reduce cases of infidelity and children being born out of wedlock.
Speaking at Violence Recovery Centre at Wangunyu in Karura, Kiambaa Sub-County on Monday, Wamuchomba said that men who sire children out of wedlock should consider taking their concubines as their additional wives.
The Woman Rep said the move will help curb serious societal problems such as alcoholism among the youth and the youth being involved in crime.
Wamuchomba further said that some of the social problems affecting young people in the community are because of poor parenting adding that polygamous could offer a solution.
“We give birth to these children, and we do not want to own up to them. I am saying, if you are a man from the 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.”
“We need to be honest, these children who are raised by single mothers, where are there fathers? And why do we want to pretend that this is not a problem. For me, as much as we are talking about our church and our culture, we need to go back to the drawing board to discuss this issue and come up with a solution,” said Ms Wamuchomba.