Kenya introduces law allowing men to take as many wives as they want

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Kenyan men no longer need to discuss marrying a second woman with their current wife.

Kenya has introduced a law to allow polygamy.

The controversial measure will let husbands have as many wives as they wish - and they do not have to consult any of their existing wives.

Male lawmakers brought in the measure to merge civil law with tradition in the East African country.

Traditionally, reports the BBC, men seeking more than one wife always had to consult their first wife before taking another spouse.

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The 69 female lawmakers were disgusted male-dominated parliament's passing the new law.

Female lawmakers walked out of the Kenyan parliament in disgust during the vote.

There are 69 women in Kenya's 349-member parliament.

"When you marry an African woman, she must know the second is on the way and a third wife… this is Africa," Mohammed Junet, the lawmaker proposing the change was quoted as saying.