Terrence Mawawa, Gutu| A serious health hazard, threatens the Mupandawana community as sex workers are washing their private parts in a well which is the local community’s source of domestic and drinking water.
Disgruntled Villagers in the Magwidi area near Mupandawana town told ZimEye.com the sex workers were posing a serious health hazard by washing their private parts in the area’s communal water well, after their escapades with clients. The irate villagers said the sex workers take advantage of nearby rocks to have casual sex with their clients.They will then go to the water source to wash their private parts after their sexual escapades.
“After entertaining their clients they go and clean their private parts in the communal well.The well is our only source of drinking water here so there is a real health risk.We are really sickened by their horrible actions and we will appeal to the police and the Ministry of Health to intervene as a matter of urgency,” said a local villager. The sex workers bring their clients from various night spots at Mupandawana to the area. The area has also become notorious for a spate of robberies and local villagers say the strangers involved in the acts are brought to the area by sex workers.
“We suspect the strangers who are perpetrating robbery acts are brought here by the sex workers,”said another villager who chose not to be named.