Polygamy at the polls: Mgau’s outlandish campaign pitch
NRA Zanzibar presidential candidate, Khamis Faki Mgau, addresses supporters while outlining his party’s manifesto during the official launch of election campaigns in Pemba. PHOTO | COURTESY
Dar es Salaam. Few would imagine that polygamy could emerge as a central plank in a presidential campaign. Yet in the unpredictable world of politics, bizarre promises often surface.
National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) presidential candidate Khamis Faki Mgau has placed polygamy at the heart of his campaign, vowing that if elected as President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, men with only one wife will be jailed.
