A nine-year-old boy in Uganda has married a six-year-old whom he has been
reportedly dating for five years in a traditional wedding.
The Primary Four pupil at Buyende Light Primary School and the girl were
given a ‘matrimonial hut’ to live in as a couple.
The two started dating when the boy was three years old while the girl was
three months old, after they were allegedly born with ‘two teeth’.
“My son was born with two teeth and his wife
was also born with two teeth. His birth came with overwhelming blessings and
his name should unite both Baganda and Basoga [tribes],” said the boy’s father.
According to the girl’s mother, the girl
started speaking immediately after birth.
“She started speaking immediately after birth! When I went into
labour, I asked what baby it was and I was told it was a girl. However, the
midwife stunned me when she said my baby had been born with two teeth and
nearly dropped her,” said the mother to the girl.
The boy’s teacher described him as a disciplined boy in school.
“I think this is the Kintu our forefathers talked about (in
ancestral history). This one advises me despite being his teacher,’’ said the
teacher.
It is reported that it was not a normal wedding ceremony, as the
‘couple’ sat adjacent to two three-feet long snakes which elders said are meant
to protect them.
The police in Uganda are investigating the incidence, which goes
against the law of the land where marriage can only happen between people aged
18 and above.
“Any acts of marriage must be between people who are 18 years
old and above. Below that, you cannot marry. We want to find out the real facts
of what it is all about,” said Busoga North Regional police spokesperson, Mr
Michael Kasadha.
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