The King of Swaziland, King Mswati III due to the shortage of men in his country has ordered all men of Swaziland to marry 2 or more wives or be imprisoned and this declaration takes effect from June 2019.

According to the King, men marrying more women in Swaziland will help a lot of single women to get husbands since the number of women in the country outnumbers men.

King Mswati III who has 15 wives and 25 children considers this as a national problem and in solving this problem, all men in Swaziland are mandated to marry 2 or more wives so that every woman in the country will get a husband to boast of.

In a statement, the government will foot all the bills for the marriage ceremonies and buy houses for them as well ─ so in this case, money isn’t an excuse for not obeying the King’s orders.

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“Here’s the deal, marry at least five wives and you’re assured that the government will pay for the marriage ceremonies and buy houses for them” a palace source revealed.

Any man or woman of Swaziland who kicks against the King’s orders “will face a life sentence”.