BUNGENI, DODOMA: WABUNGE WALIOBANDIKA KUCHA NA KOPE MARUFUKU KUINGIA BUNGENI

Dodoma. Spika wa Bunge, Job Ndugai, amepiga marufuku wabunge wanawake wenye kucha na kope za kubandika wasiingie bungeni.

"Kwa mamlaka niliyopewa, napiga marufuku wabunge waliobandika kucha za bandia na kope za bandia kwamba ni marufuku na hilo la kujipodoa bado najadiliana na wataalam wangu," amesema Spika. Spika Ndugai alitoa kauli hiyo leo bungeni muda mfupi baada ya Naibu Waziri wa afya, Dk Faustin Ndugulile kutoa majibu ya madhara makubwa wanayopata wanawake wanaotumia kucha na kope za bandia. Naibu Waziri alisema takribani wagonjwa 700 hupokelewa kwa mwaka katika Hospitali ya Taifa Muhimbili wakiwa na matatizo ya ngozi yatokanayo na kumeza vidonge vinavyobadili sura pamoja na vipodozi vyenye kemikali na kuwa watu hao wapo kwenye hatari ya kupata magonjwa ya saratani na ya ngozi.

Katika swali la msingi, Mbunge wa Viti Maalumu (CCM), Fatuma Toufiq alihoji ni wanawake wangapi wameathirika macho kutokana na matumizi ya kope bandia.

Naibu Waziri alisema kucha na kope za kubandika si vipodozi kwa mujibu wa sheria ya chakula, dawa na vipodozi sura ya 219 inayosimamiwa na Mamlaka ya Chakula na Dawa Tanzania (TFDA). "Kwa mujibu wa sheria hiyo, kipodozi ni kitu chochote kinachotumika kwenye mwili au sehemu ya mwili," alisema Dk Ndugulile. 

For the English Audience

The Speaker of Tanzania's National Assembly, Job Ndugai, has banned women Members of Parliament with artificial nails and eyelashes to participate in the legislative house activities. Speaker Ndugai said that on Monday, September 10, 2018 and he also said that he will continue to receive opinions on the issue of skin bleaching.

"By the powers vested in me, I hereby ban the MPs who are wearing artificial nails and eyelashes extensions from participating in the parliament sessions and I am still discussing with experts regarding the excessive use of makeup," said the Speaker.

Speaker Ndugai gave the statement today in the parliament shortly after Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Faustin Ndugulile gave out a report on the negative effects of nail and eyelash extensions on women. Dr. Ndugulile was responding to a question from Ms Fatuma Tawfiq (Special Seats - CCM) who wanted to know the number of women who have been adversely affected by the use of these eyelashes.

Dr. Ndugulile said that approximately 700 patients are received annually at the Muhimbili National Hospital with skin problems which are caused by the use of skin bleach pills and other chemicals and that these people were at risk of getting skin cancer and other health effects.