What if Kenya follows South Africa’s suit?

South African polygamist and businessman Musa Mseleku with his four wives.[Courtesy]

One of the mind-blowing things to have happened this year is that in Africa, one country is actually considering making polyandry legal.

The country’s department of Home Affairs recently published a policy document pushing for polyandry. In South Africa, like Kenya, polygyny is legal. This is where men can marry as many wives as they want. And now, thanks to efforts to promote gender equity, South African women may very well be allowed to legally have as many husbands as they want.