Eritrean Government Promotes Polygamous Law. Marry Two Wives Or Prison

Now trending on twitter, It's been full of mixed feelings by Kenyans in Eritrea ,since the announcement by the Eritrean government that its male citizens are to have a minimum of two wives or risk imprisonment if this alleged new law is violated.

Concerned activist have put forward a letter stating that the Eritrean government allegedly put up a law promoting polygamy unification in the country. The reason allegedly given by the government was due to the shortage of men as a result of the brutal civil war faced by the country during its war with Ethiopia. The war was said to have claimed the lives of about 150,000 Eritrean and Ethiopian Soldiers from 1998 to 2000. Eritrea seems to have been most affected by the war due to their small population estimated to be 4 million.

Written in Arabic, the statement put forward is said to have the full backing of the Eritean government allowing men to have at least two wives legally. The statement translates as follows:

"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.

Some Kenyans who reside in the country are of the supportive opinion toward the new government law and wish they could take advantage of the new law by becoming citizens of Eritrea. A Kenyan, via facebook made known his view stating that;

“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.

Neither the new law nor the statement have been absolutely verified as the  verified as the alleged statement wasn't translated in the two national languages of Eritrea Tigrinya and Tigre.