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| Slyvester Mwendwa |
Two men on Sunday agreed to share a woman in a written contract in which they vowed never to fight over her.
The pair from Kisimani in Kisauni, Mombasa County, Kenya made the deal after realising they have both been having an affair with the woman for 5 years.
Community Policing Officer Adhalah Abdulrahman said he came to know of the two during a fight.
“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,” said Mr Abdulrahman.
When asked to make a choice, the woman also declined, saying she could not live without either of the men. This made them agree to take turns to live with her.
Mr Sylvester Mwendwa , one of the ‘husbands’, said they decided to share the woman with Mr Elijah Kimani.
Mr Mwendwa claimed he went to the woman’s parents and was given permission to live with her and pay bride price when he was ready.
According to Mr Abdulrahman, the other ‘husband’ was also allowed to live with her and pay the bride price when ready.
“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’”, said Mr Abdulrahman.
The two co-husbands, Sylvester Mwendwa and Elijah Kimani agreed to marry the woman after both of them vowed that they could not live without the woman after the community police intervened. When the woman was asked to choose who she wanted to be with, she said she wanted both men and could not live without them prompting the men to decide to share the woman and even signed an agreement! Residents also claimed that the woman, Joyce Wamboi's 5 year old twins were fathered by the two men!