Citizen TV’s Polygamy Talk Elicits Fascinating Comments. Check Out the Reaction

Last Monday night, Citizen TV’s Janet Mbugua hosted two ladies who were married to the same man on her show Monday special interview; the discussion elicited rather interesting comments from Kenyans.

The focus was on modern polygamy and conflicts in marriage and from just by analyzing the comments on twitter, most ladies are completely terrified by the idea of polygamy while men on the other side seemed to be excited by the idea. Polygamy is still a debatable agenda and depending on how one perceive it; it may be a right or wrong thing to do.

The two ladies who were married to the same man seem to still have tension between them even if they claimed to be fine by being married to the same man. The first wife appeared to be at a breaking point while the second lady was always trying to justify why she got married to someone’s husband. Polygamy in the country got a boost after our legislators endorsed the bill propagating the idea for men to marry more than one wife without the consent of the first wife.

The reactions from Kenyans seem to vary according to one’s gender, ladies expressing shock when it come to polygamy while men showing element of embarrassing it. The sociologist on the show said that African men are polygamist by nature and restricting men to a single wife was only catapulting clandestine affairs. So whatever you think of polygamy, only the parties involved in the union know what is best for them. Here are some of the comments and the full interview:

@SonkoSk_ Judith speaks good of the second wife, its rare to find such a character @citizentvkenya #mondayspecial
Polygamy: these two women are strong and so so courageous #mondayspecial @citizentvkenya but the 1st wife sounds hurt

#MondaySpecial talking about Polygamy ..I can’t even marry one ,why two wives !”

‘I wasn’t aware initially’ is not a forgivable excuse for accepting to be a second wife. . . #MondaySpecial

If I were a woman, I would rather be a global symbol of forsaken love rather than settle for a second place! #MondaySpecial
This discussion on #MondaySpecial is cracking me up. Listening to the views of both the first and second wife.

I think being a second wife is demeaning. . . #MondaySpecial
#MondaySpecial 2nd wife ‘ I found myself in this situation. He did not tell me that he had been married”
African men are polygamous by nature. Do you agree? Now on #MondaySpecial with @JanetMbugua on @citizentvkenya

i would marry not two but 7 wives #MondaySpecial

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