{"id":9916,"date":"2023-09-15T08:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=9916"},"modified":"2023-09-15T08:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:09:13","slug":"ugandan-man-marries-7-wives-same-day-including-2-sisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ugandan-man-marries-7-wives-same-day-including-2-sisters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan man marries 7 wives same day, including 2 sisters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Ugandan man has left tongues wagging after marrying seven women at the same time.\u00a0Ssaalongo Nsikonnene Habib Ssezzigu\u00a0was seen posing with his seven brides after the wedding who included two biological sisters .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, which took place at Nsikonnene\u2019s home, saw hundreds in attendance and captured the imagination of many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources indicate that as a gift, Nsikonnene allegedly bought each bride a gift.\u00a0Speaking about his decision to wed seven wives, Nsikonnene says he will be adding more wives in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterward, they were transported in Super Custom vans, each vehicle adorned with personalized plates bearing the names of the brides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" data-attachment-id=\"9918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ugandan-man-marries-7-wives-same-day-including-2-sisters\/hajj-nsikonnene-wedding\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"790,593\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg 790w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of this remarkable event were the seven brides: Aisha, Aisha, Fatuma, Sharifah, Rashida, Mariam, and Zainab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each found their designated seats at the reception, thoughtfully labeled with their names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the reception, groom Hajj Habib Nsikonnene expressed his gratitude to his wives for their loyalty, particularly acknowledging the eldest, who has been with him for seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he surprised the audience with his plans for the future saying,&nbsp;<em>\u201cI introduced them separately and decided to wed them all at once to make one big happy family,\u201d Nsikonnene declared. \u201cI am still a young man, and in the near future, God willing, I cannot say this is the end of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tradition of polygamy runs deep in Nsikonnene\u2019s family, as his father, Hajj Abdul Ssemakula, explained.<em>\u00a0\u201cMy grandfather had six wives who were separated by curtains in a single house,\u201d he recalled. \u201cMy own late father had five wives, and I myself have four wives who live in one house.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local residents were awestruck by the wedding, with one man declaring, \u201cThis is history for us. I have never seen anything like this in my 57 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A female guest at the reception expressed her newfound perspective, saying,\u00a0<em>\u201cI cannot be jealous anymore; I also want to be married in the same way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor: msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Ugandan man has left tongues wagging after marrying seven women at the same time.\u00a0Ssaalongo Nsikonnene Habib Ssezzigu\u00a0was seen posing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hajj-Nsikonnene-wedding-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8818,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/kings-no-more-lessons-for-ugandan-men-as-their-kenyan-retired-counterparts-suffer-in-silence\/","url_meta":{"origin":9916,"position":0},"title":"Kings no more: Lessons for Ugandan men as their Kenyan retired counterparts  suffer in silence","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"April 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Perhaps the only other exciting time in the life of an adult besides college life is retirement. 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