THE GODFATHERS

Sir,
 
The problem with Eswatini is the elite. These are a privileged band of individuals who have piloted the affairs of this country from the sidelines. For these privileged individuals, being in government is ‘until death do us apart’. They move from one political office to the other ‘sharing the money’.

They have crafted a brand of democracy in Eswatini that can best be described as the government of the elite, by the elite, for the elite. You have to be introduced to these godfathers before you get a job. This brand of governance has created a society of the privileged few who have everything and a docile majority who scramble for crumbs from under their tables.

Blame

In a starkly divided society of the haves and have nots, the have nots must take their share of blame for their plight. Come election time, these same suffering masses will lay red carpets and sing Hosanas for their oppressors as if to say, here is my other cheek, slap me some more, and harder this time. The elite know this and count on an electorate that is gullible and easily swayed.  

Eswatini, potentially, can be one of the greatest nations on earth and this is no exaggeration. We are just handcuffed by powerful godfathers across the political divide whose greed and ego know no bounds. The elite in government build hospitals they will never ever go to because of lack of equipment and schools they will never send their children to because they know they have destroyed our education.

 Our leaders are quick to catch flights to overseas at the slightest hint of a headache. For decades our collective leadership have fashioned a brand of democracy that have only served their interests, a type of governance that is based on patronage, ‘who you know’. We must begin to challenge these godfathers for more accountability. We must demand perhaps a bit more loudly, that they govern for the public good. Eswatini can do much better. Let us kill corruption before it kills Eswatini.

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