Impotent domestic violence law rapped

Three years after Parliament enacted the Domestic Violence Act into law, no one has been imprisoned for more than a year for domestic violence, even if offences were serious.

This was revealed last week by the director of the Musasa Project, Netty Musanhu when her organisation appeared before the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Gender and Development chaired by Chitungwiza senator, James Makore.

“The implementation of the Act is very clear when it comes to issues of physical and sexual violence but is not very specific when it comes to emotional abuse,” Musanhu said.

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