A Ugandan businessman named Ssaalongo Nsikonenne Habib Ssezzigu has caused abuzz on internet after marrying seven wives on the same day.
The lavish wedding ceremony occurred in Bugereka village, in the Mukono district, on Sunday, September 10, 2023. Notably, among the seven brides he wedded, two are biological sisters.
The event began at 8am when the brides went to local salons for styling. Afterward, they waited in vans with customized license plates showing each bride’s name.
The wedding ceremony kicked off with a concert as the couples moved in a convoy amidst applause from people who had lined up on roadsides to witness the ceremony.
The wives include Mariam, Madinah, Aisha, Zainabu, Fatuma, Rashida, and Musanyusa, who is Habib’s first wife and has been with him for seven years.
Nsikonnene in his speech at the reception, commended his wives for being loyal to him. He declared with pride, “My wives harbour no jealousy amongst themselves”. I introduced them separately and decided to wed them all at once to make one big happy family”.
He said that in the future he will be adding some more wives. He added, “I am still a young man and in the near future, God willing, I cannot say this is the end of it”.
The groom’s father, Hajj Abdul Ssemakula noted that polygamy has been the practice in this family adding that his grandfather had six wives who were separated by curtains in a single house.
He said, “My own late father had 5 wives and I myself have four wives who live in one house
It is said that Habib broke the record of marrying many wives in Uganda at once.
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