Polygamy is normal

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So I did not know that among the Azende or Zende people polygamy is normal. One of the staff at CMMB had mentioned it during orientation but for real, it is a common way of life.
So of course it is the man who can have multiple wives. There is an obvious over population of women. Maybe through war, random chance, disease or most importantly HIV deaths, there are more women.
But of course polygamy here has been going on for millennium. Not even colonization, Catholicism or strict Protestant Evangelism has stopped it.
So like the guard here has 2 wives. The business man that owns the home where I live has 3 wives. Even men who attend Mass on Sunday have multiple wives.
It is not taboo to speak about it either. In fact the Ugandan Midwife that I work with Annet who is not from a polygamous culture teases the guard if he is going to acquire another wife.
We laugh. No one is offended.
When I was in Sudan last visit almost 12 years ago, I was with the Dinka tribe who are monogamous. So this is a really different culture.
The wives by the way all live on the same compound and get along. Also interesting is that the man has the women come to his hut/house. Not like we think where the man visits the women's home.