Chief Nyerere Burito, centre, with one of his wives, left. Right is one of Chief Nyerere's guards. |
What was common to both the rulers and
the ruled was the existence of a semi-official system of mistresses
whose presence was known even to the wives. The practice exists among
some elders to the present. Chief Nyerere had 4 of these mistresses.
I have attempted to estimate the number
of uncles, aunts, and cousins from my grandfather's 22 wives and I
have come up with a figure above 6,500.
Tradition is not always easy to follow.
Chief Nyerere's predecessor, Chief Edward Wanzagi, had only 11 wives.
Chief Wanzagi's son and current chief, Japhet Wanzagi, has only one
wife.
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