'Go dress up well': Female MP removed from Tanzania Parliament for wearing tight pants

Women lawmakers in Tanzania have called for an apology to a Member of Parliament who was told to leave the National Assembly because of her tight-fitting trousers.

Condester Sichwale, a female Tanzanian lawmaker, was expelled from parliament on Tuesday for wearing "strange" clothing.

Following a protest about her dress from another legislator, Hussein Amar, she was thrown out by Job Ndugai, the speaker of the house.

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"Go dress up well, and...Join us back later," the Speaker Job Ndugai told Condester Sichwale.

Ndugai said this after a male MP said, "Some of our sisters are wearing strange clothes...What are they showing to the society?"

Hussein Amar argued that the parliament was a reflection of society, citing a portion of the parliament's rules forbidding female legislators from wearing tight jeans.

Speaker Job Ndugai said that this was not the first time he had received a complaint regarding the clothing of female Members of Parliament, and instructed chamber orderlies to refuse access to anyone who was dressed inappropriately.

(With inputs from agencies)