Over 100 men thronged Nambale in Busia County on Sunday to receive free women alongside a pack of goodies after word went round that an NGO had offered to ferry beautiful women from Ukambani for unmarried men willing to quit the bachelors club.
Other offers according to the men who came as far as Siaya, Bungoma and Kakamega counties and parts of Eastern Uganda were Sh10,000 and a bag of maize.
The men started streaming in as early as 7am and were unmoved even as the day progressed with hopes that their dreams would bear fruit. They eventually lost hope at 5pm and decided to disperse.
The men claimed they were informed by government agents to come with their identification cards for free women, Sh10,000 and a sack of maize for starting out their new lives.
Nambale Deputy County Commissioner, Francis Lenyangume however denied government involvement in the alleged mass marriage adding that he was not aware of the event.
Parents, attracted by the large crowd outside the DC offices wondered where their daughters will get husbands if plans to import women from other counties were effected.
The men have blamed their single status on dishonest women who steal household equipment and vanish when they are left alone in the house.
www.doitadigital.com