Ugandan media personality and YouTuber Isaac Katende, popularly known as Kasuku, has advised men against taking responsibility for children they find in new relationships.
Speaking to fellow YouTuber Zubeda, Kasuku argued that men should be cautious about making financial commitments to children who are not biologically theirs, particularly when entering new relationships.
Kasuku claimed that some women can seek financial support for the same child from both the biological father and a new partner, describing this as a situation that can create problems for men.
He gave an example of a woman asking the child’s biological father for school fees while also approaching her new suitor for money for the same purpose.
Kasuku therefore urged young men not to make promises or take on responsibilities they may later struggle to maintain.
“Young men, please, never commit and make promises. If that child isn’t able to go to school, don’t take on that responsibility.”
He also said he would not want another man to assume responsibility for his own child if he were to separate from his wife and she later entered a new relationship.
“I actually would want the same done to my kid,” Kasuku said. “In the case that we have issues with my wife, I wouldn’t want her new man to take on the responsibility to take care of my son, Nico.”
Kasuku further argued that becoming financially responsible for a partner’s child can create a level of familiarity and expectation that may become difficult to manage if the relationship eventually ends.
“That familiarity shouldn’t happen,” he said, before alleging that some women have learned to rely on multiple sources of income from different men while using children as the justification.
His comments place the responsibility on men to establish clear boundaries around financial obligations when entering relationships where children are involved.
Kasuku’s remarks are his personal view on relationships and financial responsibility, rather than an established finding about women or blended families generally.
The discussion highlights a broader question around the financial expectations that can emerge when new partners become involved in raising children from previous relationships.
For Kasuku, however, his message to young men was straightforward: do not make commitments you are not prepared to carry long after the relationship itself has changed.