Morgan Femai

Morgan Femai (born 9 September 1949)[1]) is a Zimbabwean senator for Chikomo and Chairperson for Harare[2] in the office of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. He was elected in the Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008 with 34,484 votes.

In May 2012, at a parliamentary HIV awareness workshop in Kadoma, he made several statements about AIDS prevention, such as that women should be compelled to shave their heads, lose weight and bathe less often, in order to appear less attractive.[3] He also suggested female circumcision. He also told the workshop, "Women have got more moisture in their organs as compared to men so there is need to research on how to deal with that moisture because it is conducive for bacteria breeding. There should be a way to suck out that moisture."[4]

Gender Activist Betty Makoni said that he should withdraw his statement.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Morgan Femai". Global Leadership Project. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Morgan Femai, Chairperson for Harare Province, MDC-T". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "HIV:Senator wants women to stop bathing". ZimEye. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Sara C (14 May 2012). "Curb HIV With Female Circumcision And Shaving Heads, Says Zimbabwe Politician Morgan Femai". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Share, Felex (15 May 2012). "Women blast MDC-T’s Femai". The Herald Online. Retrieved 15 May 2012.


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