Online Reporter
Ethel Ncube
A GOKWE woman has dragged her husband to the traditional court complaining that she has been starved of sex for a very long time.
Irene Chipatu says she can’t take it anymore.
She told the chief’s court that despite the couple having seven children, the bedroom has lost its life because her husband has allegedly developed erectile problems.
“Chief, the ‘snake’ just lies there like a dead log. It never rises for any occasion,” the woman told the traditional court on Sunday.
She said her husband used to get a helping hand from a traditional healer who would prepare special herbs to help his manhood become erect.
The herbal treatment, she said, was the reason the couple managed to produce their seven children.
“Without the medicine nothing happens,” she said.
But, she claimed, the situation has now worsened. According to Chipatu, the husband is no longer able to perform at all and the two have not been intimate for almost a year.
Feeling neglected and starved of affection, she finally decided to report the case at the chief’s court.
Chipatu also complained that whenever attempts are made to help her husband, he allegedly destroys traditional medicines and prayer items meant to help his condition.
This behaviour, she told the court, has left her frustrated and scared that her marriage is slowly collapsing.
Villagers listened with a mix of sympathy and suppressed laughter as the delicate bedroom matter was laid bare before the traditional leadership.
The case has now been referred to Chief Chireya, who is expected to guide the couple towards a solution.
The pair has been ordered to return to the court in two weeks.
Traditional leaders at the gathering urged couples facing bedroom troubles to communicate openly and seek medical or traditional assistance before such issues turn into full-blown marital wars.
