Ugandan man who has a staggering 102 children and 568 grand children from 12 wives has decided to stop growing his family.
Sixty seven year old Musa Hasahya has told his wives to go into birth control due to the rising cost of of living.
He said: “My income has become lower and lower over the years due to rising cost of living and my family has become biggest and bigger.
“I married one woman after another. How can a man be satisfied with one woman?
“All my wives lives together in the same house. It’s easy for me to monitor them and also stop them from eloping with other men in this village”
Musa and his huge family live in Uganda, where polygamy is legal.
“I cannot tolerate bearing children anymore because of the limited resources”, he said.
“And on that note I have advised all my wives of child bearing age to go for family planning. I also discourage those who wish to have more than four wives not to do so because things are not good”
Revealing why he decided to have such a large family, he said; “Because I was able to earn something. I decided to expand my family by marrying more women.
“I ensure that hoes are provided for each of them to till the land and produce enough to support the family since the soils are fertile”
Zulaika, who is one of Musa’s wives and mother to 11 of his children, said; “I’ve seen the bad financial situation and now taking birth control pill”.
Around a third of Musa kids, who are aged between six and 51, live with him on his farm.
Of 102 children, 98 are still alive – and alongside those and his grand children, Musa also has several great grand children.
-9News Nigeria.
