Former Lugari member of parliament Cyrus Jirongo has urged men not to hide children that they have sired outside marriage.
Speaking during a recent interview, Jirongo said that the children are just equal to those who have been sired through marriage and should not miss out on their rights.
“Don’t hide your child because that kid is just as good as the children of your wife. Give them their rights to be known and identified with you and let that child feel proud that you are their father. Don’t deny your child the good things that the good Lord has given them such as having the love of a mother and father,” Jirongo stated.
The United Democratic Party leader said that all his children from his polygamous marriages and those he sired outside his marriages were raised in one home.
According to Jirongo, none of his children born out of marriage grew up out of his family home. This is because all the children need their father’s guidance.
“So, all my children have lived together all through. They don’t know those stories of daddy’s girlfriends, they actually tease me. All of you people have mistresses that you hide here and there. I take care of my children,” he said.
Jirongo revealed that at one point he bought a bus to take his children to school since that was a cheaper means of transport as compared to hiring drivers for each one of them or paying for the school bus.
“Children, it doesn’t matter which mother they belong to, they all wake up from my house. There was a time they used to go to Makini School in a matatu. I had a bus for all my children,” Jirongo stated.
He said that he is open about his polygamous life and that his wives understand that. Whenever he sires a child outside, he tells them and the child is brought home to live with the others.
“Why should I hide my children? But it depends on the man. Are you strong enough to put your foot down? That area we don’t discuss when it comes to my children… otherwise, why are you a father?” he posed.
The former lawmaker noted that his actions are not wrong since the constitution allows men to have more than one wife while urging them not to hide children sired outside marriage.
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