(SomaliNet) ZimbabweÂ’s parliament witnessed some drama when an opposition Member of Parliament accused some members of ZimbabweÂ’s government of being gay. Moses Mzila-Ndlovu, however, did not mention any names when he stood up and accused the leaders of homosexual tendencies. | Moses Mzila-Ndlovu, however, did not mention any names when he stood up and accused the leaders of homosexual tendencies. However, he apologized to the parliament.
When South Africa passed a pro gay law, Zimbabwe did not make any comments. Even the one Member of Parliament who criticized the policy later withdrew his comments, saying he was just joking. "We have no duty to criticise laws passed by another parliament," Emmerson Mnangagwa, the head of ZimbabweÂ’s parliament defended the silence of ZimbabweÂ’s government on the issue. "In Zimbabwe, we are very clear that men marry women and women get married to men. In Zimbabwe we prohibit marriages of similar sexes," Mnangagwa added. |