How polygamous marriages are fuelling poverty in Kenya

Dr Joy Kiiru, a development economist. FILE PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL |  NMG

Male-headed polygamous marriages in urban areas are likely to be poorer than their rural peers pointing to the high cost of maintaining more than one wife in major cities and towns.

A new report by the national statistician has shown that 54.9 percent of urban polygamous families are poor compared to 43.6 percent of their counterparts in rural areas.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.