Catch these articles published earlier today: Kenya wins 2 more gold medals
Who is afraid of John Githongo?
I was amused the other day when I heard the story of an 84 year old Nigerian man who has 86 women for wives. This is just a staggering number! Wait, that’s not all. The story went on to say that he has at least 170 children!!
Phew!
It occurred to me that for an 84-year-old man to keep such a vast number of women together and close to him then he must have loads of “strength”. Loads of that very vital energy that most men would give their eye teeth to have half of! (Kwani ni uongo!)
When asked to comment about his “strength”, the man, Mohamed Bello Abubakar, said: “A man with ten wives would collapse and die but my own power comes from Allah. That is why I have been able to control 86 of them.”
Fathering 170 plus children is no mean feat. The energy and expenses involved are overly enormous, to say the least. It is said that they take 36 kilos of rice in a single meal. This, quite apparently, costs a lot of money (and quite a fortune to this man who has no job to rely on).
But Mohamed faces death as per Sharia Law for having wives that are more than four. {According to the Muslim faith, men are allowed to have up to four wives and not more than that.}
Despite imminent death due to his “offence”, Mohamed feels it up to him to challenge the Sharia Law. He says that Prophet Muhammad made the retribution for sins such as adultery and fornication clear but he did not say what punishment a man who has more than four wives should go through. So, this 84-year-old man does not see anything wrong with having as many wives as he has (though he discourages other men not to go his way and have as many wives as he has).
The good thing is that he has a choice. He can divorce a whopping 82 “wives” and remain with only 4.
My heart goes out to this man who is faced with a very tough decision. This is a perfect example of a dilemma (one that literature teachers can cite in their explanation of this stylistic device!)
I wonder what criteria he’ll use to drive 82 women out of his life (that’s if he still wants to live and not be on Sharia “Death Row”). Will the children go with the women too? I reckon there are so many questions going through his mind. His 84-year-old brain is having its fair share of trouble!
So many people have reacted to this story in different kinds of ways. I like the comment of one man on BBC yesterday. He said: “Where was the Sharia Law when this man was accumulating his women? Why didn’t the custodians of Sharia not move swiftly when he (Mohamed) crossed the 4 wives mark?”
Food for thought, this.
Other articles elsewhere:
Have a Strangle-hold on your Vision
Be as Wary as an Eagle
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Kenyan Gold Rush in Beijing!
Kenyan runners have won two more gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in the mens 800 meters and women's 1500 meters.
It all started with Wilfred Bungei winning the men's 800 meters in a race in which Sudan's Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan came second followed by Alfred Yego of Kenya who got the bronze.
A few minutes later Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya won the women's 1500 meters in what is being reported as an upset.
More later. Enjoy the photos
Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (2246) crosses the finish line first to win the men's 800m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. The other competitors are Nabil Madi of Algeria (1007), Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya (2251), who finished third, Gary Reed of Canada (1295), Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan (2914), who finished second, Yeimer Lopez of Cuba (partially obscured), Nadjim Manseur of Algeria (1008) and Yusuf Saad Kamel of Bahrain.
Gold medallist Wilfred Bungei of Kenya and bronze medallist Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya celebrate after competing in the men's 800m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.
Men's 800m winner Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (L) celebrates with compatriot Alfred Kirwa Yego, classified in second position, after the final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.
Kenya's Nancy Jebel Langat crosses the finish line to win the gold in the women's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.
Kenya's Nancy Jebel Langat, right, crosses the finish line to win the gold in the women's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.
Read BBC Reports Here:
Bungei battles hard to 800m glory
Langat takes 1500m gold for Kenya
UPDATE FROM BEIJING
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele has survived a strong Kenyan challenge to win gold in the men's 5000 meters where Kenyan's Eliud Kipchoge and Edwin Cheruiyot Soi won the silver and bronze respectively.
This is now shaping up to be the best performance by Kenya at any Olympic games where the country is presently ranked at position 16 overall with a total of 13 medals; 4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze.
It all started with Wilfred Bungei winning the men's 800 meters in a race in which Sudan's Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan came second followed by Alfred Yego of Kenya who got the bronze.
A few minutes later Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya won the women's 1500 meters in what is being reported as an upset.
More later. Enjoy the photos
Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (2246) crosses the finish line first to win the men's 800m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. The other competitors are Nabil Madi of Algeria (1007), Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya (2251), who finished third, Gary Reed of Canada (1295), Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan (2914), who finished second, Yeimer Lopez of Cuba (partially obscured), Nadjim Manseur of Algeria (1008) and Yusuf Saad Kamel of Bahrain.
Gold medallist Wilfred Bungei of Kenya and bronze medallist Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya celebrate after competing in the men's 800m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.
Men's 800m winner Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (L) celebrates with compatriot Alfred Kirwa Yego, classified in second position, after the final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.
Kenya's Nancy Jebel Langat crosses the finish line to win the gold in the women's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.
Kenya's Nancy Jebel Langat, right, crosses the finish line to win the gold in the women's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.Read BBC Reports Here:
Bungei battles hard to 800m glory
Langat takes 1500m gold for Kenya
UPDATE FROM BEIJING
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele has survived a strong Kenyan challenge to win gold in the men's 5000 meters where Kenyan's Eliud Kipchoge and Edwin Cheruiyot Soi won the silver and bronze respectively.
This is now shaping up to be the best performance by Kenya at any Olympic games where the country is presently ranked at position 16 overall with a total of 13 medals; 4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze.
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