Times Of Swaziland: CALL FOR MPS TO SEEK AUDIENCE WITH KING

CALL FOR MPS TO SEEK AUDIENCE WITH KING
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Sibongile Sukati on 22/06/2021 08:50:00


LOBAMBA – There are suggestions that Members of Parliament (MPs) should rather
seek an audience with the King over the political climate currently prevailing
in the country.
Maseyisini MP Mduduzi ‘Small Joe’ Dlamini is the one who suggested that
Parliament must go and seek audience with His Majesty. MP Dlamini said the
Ingwenyama, King Mswati III was the only leader of Eswatini and who was
respected by the people. “He said on many occasions that if the direction is
not clear and when you start fighting among yourselves, do not let it continue
too far,” he said. “Asambeni bahlonishwa siyonconcotha sive Ingwenyama kutsi
itsini because it is like this issue is dividing us (sic),” he submitted. The
MP was speaking in light of the various submissions that had been made in house,
regarding petitions delivered by protestors, mostly the youth at various
tinkhundla centres as well as issues touching on the Constitution.
Grievances
He said if they continued with their squabbles, while emaSwati continued to
raise their grievances on issues such as poor road infrastructure, lack of water
and electricity and nothing was forthcoming, that was the time to seek an
audience with the King. “Sitosondela nini eNgwenyameni?” he asked in
vernacular. He wondered what they would say should the authorities take their
own decisions and who would they complain to. He pleaded with his colleagues
that they must work together as a unit, especially since they were elected by
the voters who had put their trust in them.
“They are looking to us for development not that as a representative, I will
do as I please and bring my own ideologies,” said Dlamini. He said with due
respect, he had a petition that had a list of many things that needed to be
implemented by government. He said the youth was visiting the various tinkhundla
including his own constituency. He said they were expecting that minister of
Tinkhundla Administration and Development and the Minister of Sports, Culture
and Youth Affairs to give an indication of what should happen. “We haven’t
even seen a plan about the youth,” he added.