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Hubbies 'can't get it up'
13/10/2005 15:27 - (SA)
Kampala - Alcoholism among men in Uganda's Iteso tribe has left the tribe's women sexually starved and emotionally neglected, a cabinet minister was quoted as saying on Thursday.
"Men just grip their women tightly in bed without any function. Women are crying that their husbands are either impotent or too weak to produce children," the Daily Monitor newspaper quoted Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Christine Amongin Aporu, herself an Itesot, as saying.
The Iteso tribe, one of Uganda's biggest with a population of about 1.5 million, dwell in the country's northeastern Teso region and according to tribal leaders heavy consumption of the local brew among men is leading to impotency and domestic violence.
Francis Epetait, a member of parliament from the area, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur, dpa : "The men sleep for just eight hours a day and the rest of the time is spent on drinking. It is a serious and unfortunate situation and we are telling people to change their lifestyles."
Itesot women had taken to nicknaming their husbands "edopesiepe", meaning "one who lies on one side", he added.
Local officials in the four districts covering the Teso region have imposed bylaws banning consumption of alcohol before 17:00 and after 22:00 in an effort to address the problem. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA
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