MERU DAILY

Robert Kathata shares a light moment with one of his 17 wives. Photo/Citizen Tv While the rest of the world is grumbling with hard economic times trying as much as possible to have a small sustainable family, one man Robert Kathata from Kaurine Village in Igembe central, Meru county has been having a different dream altogether. The 36-year-old man who now has 17 wives two more than King Mswati of Swaziland and 31 children says he is not done yet. Mr. Kathata who is from a polygamous father takes pride in his wives, according to neighbors and friends the man is said to have a convincing tongue which has made him a darling to women far and wide. Kathata says he is following into the footsteps of his father who had 69 wives and 140 children and he intends to break that record by siring at least 150 children. With all these wives, one would think that it would be a problem to take care of the larger family, but Kathata has managed to build decent permanent houses to all his 17

Police in Meru are holding a suspect after a bar brawl in  Makutano area that left a man dead. An Illustration of police line. Photo/Getty images The incident which happened on Saturday night has left many residents in shock after the suspect slit the deceased throat as people watched in horror. According to multiple sources at the scene, the two men had argued at Kiringa Hotel before the suspect got into his car where he grabbed a sword and killed the deceased near the Makutano Mosque. A picture illustration of a bloody sword. Photo/Getty Images The deceased who has only been identified as Mutongoria was in the company of friends when the arguments begun, the verbal confrontation between the two men soon turned into fists fight, feeling overpowered the suspect ran to his car where he took out the sword. Police had to camp at his homestead for the night to keep angry youth who were baying for his blood at his home in Kambakia village. The suspect presented himself