A forty-nine year old woman of Lusaka, Zambia is up in arms against her husband for denying her the chance to utilise her barbing skills in his groin area.
A woman of Kabanana Compund, Zambia, Luty Nowa Mwape has cried before the Lusaka Boma Local Court that from day one of their marriage in 2019, her 72-year old husband, Happy Philip Kachusha had never allowed her to scrape the region below his belly button.
According to Zambia Observer, Luty also complained that her husband denied her sex, adding that he also hid his HIV status from her.
Luty said that after she discovered that her husband was HIV positive, he had been resisting the use of condoms during love-making.
“I asked him to let us go for HIV test but he always refused, until one day, I caught him with ARVs.
“I became worried of my status, so I went to the hospital and I was given condoms, but he refused using it.
“He said there was no way he would make love to me using condoms.
“He barely touches me. The last time we made love was December 5, 2022 and when I asked him why, he told me that he also doesn’t know,” Luty said.
Responding, Happy said the biggest problem in their marriage was that his wife had refused to pray with him as a Jehovah’s Witness.
Happy told the court that he informed Luty of his HIV status six months before their marriage and that the reason he refused to use condoms when making love to her was that he was told by a medical doctor his virus was inactive, therefore, he could not infect his sex partner.
When asked for submissions, both parties were uncertain whether they needed a reconciliation or divorce.
“It appears both of you are not ready to be reconciled.
“The court will request that both of you be counseled,” the magistrate, Sylvia Kabunda said.
He then adjourned the case.
