“Wachana Na Mipango Ya Kando,” President Uhuru Kenyatta Advices Kenyan Men

Married men have been exhorted by President Uhuru Kenyatta to put their families’ well and futures ahead of their own by refraining from carelessly blowing their money on mistresses, commonly referred to as ”Mipango ya Kando”

The remarks were delivered by the Head of State on Wednesday in Nairobi, where he launched the most recent stage of the national title deeds issuance program, which would see the immediate issue of one million title deeds to land owners throughout the nation.

President Kenyatta finds it worrisome how readily men can desert and fail to support their wives and families once they become involved with other women.

He continued by using the process of issuing title deeds as an example, noting that after the papers are given to their respective owners, some of the men who received them will borrow money with the intention of building homes for their families, only to get distracted and break their promises if another woman is involved.

“One of the problems with this exercise is that once a man is handed the document he will treat the parcel of land as his own and not his family’s. He might have been planning to take a loan and build a home for his family, but once he leaves the bank and meets up with his mistress the project is forgotten,” said President Kenyatta.

“You shouldn’t just abandon your family like that and leave them in poverty. Men should change their ways. The title deed belongs to your family and you need to take care of them so that you can safeguard the future of your children and grandchildren. Let us treat this as a valuable document, not as individually owned.”

The national title deeds issuance initiative, according to the president, has made it possible for Kenyans living in economically underdeveloped areas like Samburu, Isiolo, and Marsabit counties to legally own land. This has empowered them to grow their economies.