A Zvimba woman, who is in a polygamous marriage, has
applied for a protection order against her abusive husband at the Harare Civil
Court.
Sarah Kanyandua alleged that Bowasi Chafata, who has three
other wives, has been assaulting her for refusing to have unprotected sex with
him despite the fact that she is HIV positive.
She said she tested HIV positive when she went to a local
clinic six years ago, while all her co-wives tested negative.
“It is now six years since I was tested positive and I have
been insisting that he wears protection whenever we are intimate, but he always
insists on unprotected sex,” said Kanyandua.
“I once did community service after he alleged that I had
threatened him with an axe in a bid to fix me for refusing to concede to his
demands.”
Chafata denied his wife’s claims, alleging that she was the
one insisting on unprotected sex and making threats.
“Your worship, I did not assault her, as you have heard her
confession that she did community service because she wanted to kill me with an
axe,” he said.
“The problem is that she is the one who wants unprotected
sex because she wants to infect my three other wives and I with HIV. I cannot
demand to have unprotected sex since I know that she is positive and I am
negative. I also need a protection order for me to stop visiting her
homestead.”
The magistrate asked Chafata if he had any idea of what a
protection order was and how it worked.
He was educated on the meaning and use of a protection
order.
The presiding magistrate granted the order in favour of
Kanyandua and ordered Chafata not to physically assault or psychologically
harass her. Herald
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