Kenyatta was speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.
Spend on wives, stop wasting money on side chicks - Uhuru tells men
The president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has urged men to stop spending money on their ‘side chicks’ and instead use that money to help their families.
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Kenyatta said some men prefer spending their every last dime on their secret lovers while leaving their families in abject poverty.
"Pesa ikiingia, akipitia mtaani anakutwa na kengine hapo. Anasahau yule aliwacha nyumbani, mali inaisha, unawacha familia na watoto wakifilisika… jameni wazee tubadilike…" he said.
Kenyatta’s words loosely translate to: "When some men get money, they go for secret lovers in the streets. They forget they left their wives at home. They spend all the cash leaving their families in poverty... please men, let's change".
Kenyatta said he was disappointed that title deeds in some homes sow familial disunity instead of bringing the members closer together.
The president went on to regale his audience of how men use title deeds as collateral to obtain loans that are subsequently salted away on secret lovers instead of uplifting the whole family.
“The problem of getting title deed is that when the man gets it, he feels it's his own property and does not need others,” he said.
“He goes to the bank to loan some money but when he leaves the bank, he spends it on his secret lovers."
Kenyatta urged men to mend their ways in this regard and act responsibly for the sake of their futures and that of their children.
“This title deed is for you and your family. You need to guard it so that your family can remember you in future. Let’s treat this as a valuable document please,” he said.
Earlier, the president walked the political line by calling on Kenyans not to elect certain candidates whose intention, he claims, is to reverse the gains made in land reforms in the country.
To reinforce this message, Kenyatta asked Kenyans to vote for people who will continue the land reforms agenda.
"Given the importance of land resource in the overall national development agenda, I do urge that you don't elect people who will put us on reverse gear back to where we have come from," he said.
"We want people who will move this agenda forward and ensure every Kenyan has his rights and his property. Not taking us back to the days of theft and other things."
After these remarks, the head of state also launched the national title deeds issuance program which will see Kenyans receive one million of the six million title deeds issued to various individuals and groups across the country.
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