Go dress up well, and.Join us back later, the Speaker Job Ndugai told Condester Sichwale.
Women lawmakers in Tanzania have called for an apology to a Member of Parliament who was told to leave the National Assembly because of her tight-fitting trousers.
Condester Sichwale, a female Tanzanian lawmaker, was expelled from parliament on Tuesday for wearing strange clothing.
Following a protest about her dress from another legislator, Hussein Amar, she was thrown out by Job Ndugai, the speaker of the house. Go dress up well, and.Join us back later, the Speaker Job Ndugai told Condester Sichwale.
Ndugai said this after a male MP said, Some of our sisters are wearing strange clothes.What are they showing to the society?
Jun 03, 2021, 20:36 PM IST
In a shocking incident, a Member of Parliament (MP) in Tanzania was removed from the National Assembly because of her tight-fitting trousers. The incident took place on Tuesday (June 1). Go dress up well, and.Join us back later, the Speaker Job Ndugai told Condester Sichwale, a female Tanzanian lawmaker. Ndugai remarks comes after a male MP Hussein Amar, protested about her dress.
Legislator Hussein Amar argued that Parliament was a reflection of society, citing a portion of Parliament s rules forbidding female legislators from wearing tight jeans. Some of our sisters are wearing strange clothes.What are they showing to the society? Ndugai said. Ndugai quoted the parliamentary rules saying women are allowed to wear trousers, but specified that the clothes should not be tight-fitting.