Swaziland King Mswati III denies reports that he ordered men to marry at least 5 wives

Swaziland King Mswati III denies reports that he ordered men to marry at least 5 wives

- Swaziland’s King Mswati III has denied widely circulated reports that he decreed that men of that country should marry at least 5 wives by June 2019

- He described the report as an insult to his personality and the country

- Mswati III reportedly had 15 wives and 25 children himself

King Mswati III of Swaziland has refuted reports that he warned that men who failed to marry at least 5 wives by June 2019 would be sanctioned.

Mswati III said such a report is an insult to his personality and Swaziland as a country.

This is contained in a report sighted by YEN.com.gh on Swaziland-based media Punch.com.

Swaziland king orders men to marry at least 5 wives of face life sentence
King Mswati III, King of Swaziland. Photo credit: IHarare.
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The report had it that the king was not happy with the growing number of women against the men in the country.

He was, therefore, said to have made the order, warning that any man or woman who failed to obey would be thrown in jail.

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However, Mswati III has released a powerful statement to debunk the report.

According to the statement, such an issue has never been raised by the king.

The statement also described the report as an assassination on the king's character.

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Swaziland King Mswati III denies reports that he ordered men to marry at least 5 wives
The statement by the King of Swaziland. Photo credit: Punch.com.gh
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Naa Ayeley Aryee Naa Ayeley is a creative writer with over ten years of experience in journalism and media. She started writing for YEN in 2017 as an editor on the entertainment desk and later became a monitoring editor.