President
Robert Mugabe on Friday threatened to jail gay and lesbian couples who
fail to conceive any offspring as he launched his party’s campaign for
this month’s general election.
The Zanu PF leader also attacked
bitter rival and coalition partner Morgan Tsvangirai for his bed-hopping
habits saying it was inconceivable that such a character could want to
lead the country.
Mugabe, a rabid critic of
homosexuality returned to the theme as he addressed thousands of
supporters in Harare’s Highfield township.
He said he was shocked to learn that US President Barack Obama had called on African countries to embrace the practice.
The Zanu PF leader said in Shona:
“Ndakanzva Obama achiti ah, dai muno muAfrica mabvuma kuti murume
nemurume vachate, mukadzi nemukadzi vachate, ndikati nhai nhai, taitoti
baba vako zvaari mutema, iwe uneruva neruzivo netsika dzevatema
waakunotora zvevarungu futi!
Apparently joking Mugabe added: “So how would they (gay couples) have children?
“I should like to shut them-up in
some room and see if they get pregnant; if they don’t then its jail
because they have claimed they can have children. So, to that kind of
rot, we say no, no, no, no!”
Continuously breaking into laughter
as he warmed up to his gay bashing, Mugabe further criticised the
Anglican Church for blessing homosexual marriages which he said was
taboo among Africans.
He dared lesbians who assume the role of the husband in their relationships to prove that they were indeed ‘men’.
“Women are also engaged in this vile activity. We have some claiming to be men but what is it that makes you a man?
“Show us your manhood; you want to make other women your wives and you
the husband? Well, that is madness; we refuse to accept that,” he said.
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