Editing Polygyny (section)

====Kenya====

Polygynous marriage was preferred among the Logoli and other [[Abalulya]] sub ethnic groups. Taking additional wives was regarded as one of the fundamental indicators of a successfully established man. Large families enhanced the prestige of Logoli men. Logoli men with large families were also capable of obtaining justice, as they would be feared by people, who would not dare to use force to take their livestock or other goods from them. Interviews with some of the contemporary Logoli men and women who recently made polygynous marriages yielded data which suggest that marrying another wife is usually approached with considerable thought and deliberation by the man. It may or may not involve or require the consent of the other wives and prospective wife's parents. A type of "[[surrogate pregnancy]]" arrangement was reported to have been observed, in which some wives who are unable to bear children, find fulfillment in the children and family provided by a husband taking additional wives.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Laban Moogi Gwako|first=Edwins|title=Polygyny among the Logoli of Western Kenya|journal=Anthropos|volume=93|issue=4/6|pages=331–348|quote="... encouraged their husbands to marry other wives so that they may engage themselves and bestow their affection upon the co-wives' children."|jstor=40464835|date=1998}}</ref> Some of the men indicated that they were pressured by their parents to marry another wife, who could contribute additional income to the family. Some of the young polygynous men indicated that they were trapped in polygyny because of the large number of single women who needed and were willing to take them as husbands although they were already married. Most of those second and third wives were older women who had not yet married.<ref name="Gwako, Edwins Laban 1998"/>