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26/10/2018 01:59:00 The Editor

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His Majesty the King has opened the floor at Sibaya for people to help him decide who becomes the next prime minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Notably, when launching the People’s Parliament on Wednesday, the King did not confine people to decide on possible candidates of the Dlamini surname.

He also emphasised that time had come for this country to change gear, adopt a change of mindset and do things differently if we are serious about socio-economic transformation. This has opened the door for the populace to expand the scope of search to any individual who possess the qualities required to revive an ailing economy that has been run to the ground.

When the country needs a capable man or woman to run our multi-million public enterprises, such as Eswatini Electricity Company, Eswatini Revenue Authority, etc, we employ the best candidates and they are not all Dlaminis.

Choices

Logic follows, therefore, that if we want the best for this country, we ought to choose the best individual from what this country has to offer, to lead us to the Promised Land. Limiting our choices is as good as limiting our growth, is it not? We are all emaSwati at the end of the day and we have the best interests of our country at heart.

The change of mindset that His Majesty has called for, should include listening to the people’s views. Far too many a consultation, Vusela exercise, Dialogue and Sibaya has been held over the years, from which brilliant ideas to develop this country have been put forward. Sadly these have been ignored by those entrusted with the responsibility to advise the King.

We do recall that at the last Sibaya, people called for the late former prime minister to go. This advice was not heeded. Now he is gone and we are left with a government that can barely function or deliver on its mandate.

So if we are really serious about an economic transformation that will usher us into a First World status, this is the time that the people’s submissions are taken seriously and implemented.