HOW WERE SOME POLITICIANS CHOSEN FOR VACCINATION?

LOBAMBA – There is concern on what criteria was used to have some politicians vaccinated for COVID-19.

The apprehension was raised by Senator Cleopas Dlamini during the debate on the Appropriation Bill by the committee of the Whole House. It took place at Senate yesterday.  Senator Cleopas said he was well aware that politicians were under the threat of contracting the virus.  However, he highlighted that due to that duty calls, they found themselves having to break some of the laws they passed for the nation, as the situation called for them to do that. “It was revealed in the past weeks that there had been means to secure some COVID-19 vaccines for the country. “Frontline workers were said to be the ones who would be the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine, since they are the most exposed,” he relayed.  The senator added that it was then declared that politicians would be inoculated at a later stage.

“However, we have heard through the grapevine that the minister has picked and chosen a select few among us to get vaccinated. Madam president, I am not talking about the acting prime minister, who obviously had to lead by example and show the nation that the vaccination works,” said Dlamini. He elaborated that he was not even talking about some ministers because they too, were categorised.  “I am talking about some who were specially chosen from us to get vaccinated. There are some from the House of Assembly and others in Senate.  And those are not even 60 (years of age),” the senator clarified. He further requested the Health minister to explain if the time had come for all politicians to get vaccinated since they all needed to get the vaccine.

Privilege

“What criteria did the minister use because we all registered and are waiting for the vaccine, but others have already been vaccinated. We need to know this so that everyone can also be given the privilege to get inoculated,” Dlamini said. Senate President Lindiwe Dlamini highlighted that the minister had informed her that her (minister) staff was ready to have senators vaccinated yesterday. “But due to that we were having a busy day and the vaccination process requires its own time, we had to postpone and have to choose another day,” said the Senate president. Responding, Minister Lizzie Nkosi said the senator had asked a relevant question. Nkosi said no one was specially chosen to vaccinate.

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