MPS-ELECT: TO BE EDUCATED OR NOT?

MBABANE - Academic background is essential for members of the Legislature.
The academic background is vital for the implementation of sound policies that would develop the country and uplift it from the financial abyss that it is currently embedded in.

Sabelo Masuku, Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration for Integrity, said the current level of education exhibited by the current MPs-elect showed the nature of the country’s democracy.
He said: “We are living in the 21st  century and are seeking the First World status; so, regional and international policies were complicated and needed education as competition was high.”

Masuku said in some countries in East-Africa like Kenya and Tanzania, there was a certain level of academic standard that a legislator had to meet to qualify for office.
He said it was essential for the country to review how things were done in different terms. The commissioner was hopeful though that the incoming Legislature would be oriented on Parliament business.

“They will be empowered on what is expected of them when in office as it will be far different from what they said when they were campaigning.”
Masuku said this was the interpretation of the country’s democracy. The democracy, as explained in the Constitution, promotes individual merit and he said the education status of the MPs-elect was a reflection of that.

Masuku said there was a gap  in understanding the role an MP played in Parliament, as political aspirations were based on ‘how influential are you’ other than ‘what will you do when in Parliament’.
The 59 MPs- elect form part of the individuals to be nominated for positions in the Executive.

The Executive arm of government broadly refers to that responsible for carrying out or administering laws enacted by the Legislature. The term is also used in relation to ministers who make policy decisions and are responsible for the administration of government.

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