Kenya’s President, William Ruto, recently made a funny comment that got people talking. While speaking at a wedding, he joked that Nigerian men are marrying many Kenyan women—including his own daughters!

In a video that has gone viral online, President Ruto playfully said that more and more Kenyan ladies seem to prefer Nigerian men when it comes to choosing a husband. He asked, in a joking way, what’s going on with Kenyan men.

He also added with a smile that Kenyan men seem slow or shy, and if they don’t step up soon, the country might start losing its women to Nigeria. Ruto warned in a light-hearted tone that Kenya might face a “brain drain” because its smart and beautiful daughters are being taken by Nigerians.

His comments sparked laughter and conversation across social media, with many people enjoying the president’s sense of humor about love and marriage across African borders.

“My daughter is married to a Nigerian, and this one is now married to a Nigerian. And our guys around; I don’t know, are you slow? I don’t know. We need to balance this scale because at this rate, we are going to have a brain drain from Kenya,” –Ruto said