Musa Hasahya, who is 67, has had 12 wives and has had 102 children and 568 grandchildren.
He lives in Lusaka, Uganda, with his family, where polygamy is legal.
His wives are thinking about taking the pill to stop having more children.
A Ugandan farmer with 12 wives and 102 children and 568 grandchildren has decided to stop having more children.
Musa Hasahya, who is 67 years old, has asked his wives to stop having children so they can buy food.
He said, "Over the years, my income has gone down because the cost of living has gone up and my family has grown."
"I got married over and over again. The Sun says, "How can a man be happy with just one woman?"
Musa Hasahya (right) and his family on their farm in Uganda. Musa Hasahya has 12 wives and around 100 children.
Musa Hasahya (right) and his family on their farm in Uganda. Musa Hasahya has 12 wives and around 100 children.
Mr. Hasahya's family lives in the Ugandan city of Lusaka. Polygamy is legal here.
Mr. Hasahya's family lives in the Ugandan city of Lusaka. Polygamy is legal here.
Mr. Hasahya's family lives in the Ugandan city of Lusaka. Polygamy is legal here.
He said that all of his wives live together so that he can "monitor" them and keep them from running away with other men.
His 11th child, who was born to his youngest wife, Zulaika, said:
"I'm not going to have any more kids. I've seen how bad the economy is, so I'm now taking a birth control pill.
About a third of Mr. Hasayha's children, who are between the ages of 6 and 51, live on his farm with him.
His youngest wife is 21 years younger than his oldest child.
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