In Nairobi, a recent article in their paper advocated polygamy as a solution to infidelity. This is like throwing gasoline on a fire. Legitimizing sexual license is not going to improve the self control needed in a marriage.
If the men are not going to be loyal to their wives in the first place, giving them more freedoms is not going to improve their impulse control. This is a blatant example of wrong-headed answers to the adultery problem. Adultery needs more self-discipline and self-control along with stronger commitments in order to reduce the frequency of it. Weakening the commitment and giving sexual license gives tacit approval to the licentious behaviors. Although not on a national level, there are movements in the United States which include swinging and polyamory as solutions to infidelity. These are placing the emphasis on giving into the urges and weakening the commitment to marriage. Such logic is akin to having an affair to pay your spouse back for having an affair.
In neighboring Uganda, officials are taking religious studies out of their schools, including teachings against adultery. They believe that morals can better be shaped by the schools without the religious factors. This is more of the same kind of logic that says that due to the high correlation of fire trucks and fires, we are reducing the number of fire trucks in order to reduce the number of fires in our communities.
Best Regards,
Jeff Murrah
