Frank Gashumba has sent a message to any woman who might one day claim to have been his wife: do not.
The outspoken political and social critic says Patience Malaika is the only woman he recognises as his wife, and he wants the record to remain that way even 30 years from now.
Speaking on his regular talk show on Radio4, Gashumba made a declaration that left little room for interpretation.
I have only one wife, and that is Malaika. If I happen to have more than one wife, may Allah punish me. Malaika knows my children, and 30 years from now, no other woman should come out and claim that she was my wife.
Malaika also holds another distinction in Gashumba’s life.
She is the only woman whose family he says he has formally visited.
Malaika is the only woman whose family I have ever visited for Kukyala and Kwanjula. In my entire life, I have never visited any other woman’s parents’ home.
He may have dated other women, but when it comes to the title of wife, Gashumba says Patience Malaika stands alone.
That distinction also extends to the traditional steps he took to formalise their relationship.
Gashumba held his traditional introduction ceremony, or Kwanjula, with Patience Mutoni Malaika on May 15, 2025, in Sembabule District, Central Uganda.