- Gachagua said he was misled by the white man to limit his lineage.
- "God will provide for you, you should not worry."
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has rallied the people from the Mount Kenya region to sire at least seven kids per couple as he claims there should be no limit.
Speaking during an interview on Inooro FM, Gachagua candidly expressed his regrets on siring two kids as he claimed it was something he still regrets and would have wished to revert the case.
"I regret siring only two children. I was stupid and misled by the white man to limit my lineage," Gachagua said.
He noted that the cost of living should not be a factor to limit anyone from considering having children as he solely believes that just as God provides children, He provides what would feed the children.
"God will provide for you, you should not worry," he said.
Gachagua was keen to point out the argument for increased birthrates as he stated that the minimum target ought to be seven per couple.
He further expounded that the birth limitation was a white man syndrome.
He expressed that we were duped into believing that limiting birthrate is meant to be good for us but rather ends up hindering our growth as Africans since we kill the number of offspring.
According to modern research, there has been a concern about declining birth rates in both the developing and developed world in recent years.
Fertility rates tend to be higher in poorly resourced countries but due to high maternal and perinatal mortality, there is a reduction in birth rates.
The social structure, religious beliefs, economic prosperity, and urbanisation within each country are attributed to have affected birth rates as well as abortion rates.
Developed countries have had a tendency to have a lower fertility rate due to lifestyle choices associated with economic affluence.
Mortality rates are also viewed as low, birth control is easily accessible and children often can become an economic drain caused by housing, education costs and other costs involved in bringing up children.
Higher education and professional careers often mean that women have children late in life.