Polyandry in the offing as two men in Mombasa sign deal to share 'wife'

Mr. Sylvester Mwendwa, one of the 'husbands' who signed an agreement to share a woman in Kisauni, Mombasa County.

Two men in Kisauni, Mombasa County have shocked many after they agreed and signed a written deal to share a woman.

This is after they discovered they were both interested in the woman and have actually been having an affair with her but none of them was willing to let go off her.

In the agreement, they vowed to never fight over her but instead came up with a schedule on how they will have their conjugal rights met.

The push to reach an agreement was fueled by the woman herself who equally said she  wasn't ready to live without either of the men.

According to one of the 'husbands', Mr. Sylvester Mwenda, he visited the woman's parents and given the go ahead to live with her and agreed to pay the dowry. He was however quick to point out that he'd rather share her with the other 'husband', Elijah Kimani, than living without her.

When reached for comment, Mr. Adhalah Abdulrahman a community policing officer said, “I heard people fighting and went to check, but I was surprised to see two men fighting over a woman who is said to be a widow and a mother of twins. I tried solving the issue but they refused, each insisting he could not live without the woman.”

 “I talked to both of them and they claim they love her equally and cannot live without her. I asked the woman to choose but she refused, saying ‘I cannot lose either of them, I love them both’”, added Mr Abdulrahman.

The men later came to Mr. Abdulrahman's office with a written document clearly stating that they had reached a conclusion of living with the woman, who requested for anonymity, in shifts and pledged respect for one another.

“We discussed everything and they agreed that even if the woman gives birth they will raise the child as their own since they have been taking care of the woman’s children together and paying her rent equally,” revealed Mr. Abdulrahman.

However, the proposed marriage bill has no room for polyandry, a case of one woman living with two men.