Popular activist Kwame A Plus has highlighted the impact of Ghana‘s ongoing power crisis on marriages.
He recently shared a video featuring Kenyan MP Babu Iwino, who expressed how unstable power supply affects relationships, citing that “couples cannot see the process of lovemaking.”
This concern isn’t new. A few months back, Babu Iwino raised similar issues in Kenya’s parliament, lamenting the combination of erratic power supply and high electricity costs.
He pointed out that these factors put a strain on marriages, stating, “Marriage cannot be sweet and successful when the cost of electricity is high. Even in the process of lovemaking, you need to see what you are eating.”
“Marriage cannot be sweet and successful when the cost of electricity is high. Even in the process of lovemaking, you need to see what you are eating. So, when the cost of electricity is high, you will be so depressed and you can’t even deliver because when the lights are on and the cost is high then you can’t deliver well. It’s breaking marriages.”
With Ghana facing its own electricity challenges, A Plus has amplified Babu Iwino’s stance, urging people to pay attention.
“Please loud am well well. How can marriages survive in dumsor when people are not seeing what they are eating?” A Plus emphasised, drawing attention to the broader social impacts of the power crisis.
Government rejects ‘dumsor’ timetable
The energy minister, Mr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, earlier stated that there is no need to issue a ‘dumsor’ timetable.
Although Ghanaians requested the load-shedding timetable, the minister argued that the challenge would end soon.
The Ex-Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Roads and Transport and former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano Constituency, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, also recently assured that the government is working earnestly to resolve the prevalent power challenges in the country by the close of May.
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