In defence of Sekati

Friday, October 16, 2020

Sekati Kemmonye Sekati and his spouses PIC. FACEBOOK

Lately social media has been awash with pictures of my dear friend Sekati Kemmonye Sekati and his spouses. It would be an understatement to suggest that the pictures elicited a little excitement. Overnight Reverend Sekati became the subject of admiration, amusement, anger and empathetic jubilation.

Nowhere in recent memory has an educated, mid-life preacher boldly poked anti-polygamy proponents in the manner he has done, in the process sparking a raging debate that does not promise to die soon.

For the debate on polygamy is not an easy one. It’s a conundrum that rings with every chime of time, and one that will remain with mankind until the end.

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