Man weds second woman at first sight
Mr Mali Kaigwa with his new bride Ms Rose Nansubuga arrive at his home amid cheers from villagemates on their wedding day. Insert is Joanita Nakubulwa, the first wife.
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Mali Kaigwa says he will keep marrying until he finds his match.
Mukono- Residents of Kyetume in Nakisunga, Mukono District, were on Tuesday treated to a matrimonial drama when a man courted and married a woman within four hours of their first meeting.
Mr Mali Kaigwa, 35, self-employed, married Ms Rose Nansubuga, whom he had met at a nearby bar four hours before. He immediately organised a “wedding” ceremony at his home village in Kyetume in Nakisunga sub-county. Mr Kaigwa accuses his first wife Joanita Nakubulwa of misconduct including adultery, which he claims resulted in the birth of two children with another man.
He also accused her of being disrespectful, dishonest and being a drunkard. Kaigwa said he married Ms Nansubuga as a punishment to Ms Nakubulwa with whom he had spent about 10 years.
The marriage was as dramatic as the reception. Present at the “wedding” ceremony which kicked off in the late evening on Tuesday was Kaigwa’s first wife Nakubulwa, who watched the proceedings in silence.
The ceremony was facilitated by Kaigwa’s villagemates and area local councillors.
The church
However, it was not clear which church or reverend wedded the new couple, something that left many unanswered questions in people’s minds.
When the Saturday Monitor asked Ms Nakubulwa for a comment about her husband’s new wife, she said: “I know the simple procedures of a legal marriage.
“This man is just exploiting Nansubuga’s illiteracy. Tell me where you have seen such ceremonies come first before the introduction [ceremony]. Ebyo Ssebo Nkubulire byakifere [the marriage is unlawful],” Ms Nakubulwa said at the ceremony.
In defence, Kaigwa told his guests that he had decided to marry Ms Nansubuga that way because he had learnt from past mistakes which he would not repeat.
Bride’s grace period
“I am giving my mugole (bride) two years. If she does not satisfy my wishes, I will not [sic] introduce her. I will instead go for a third wife until I find my match,” Mr Kaigwa said, referring to the cultural betrothal ceremony, kwanjula which is directly translated to mean “introduction”.
Ms Nakubulwa said she was considering petitioning the elders and local leaders for redress.
