FEARLESSLY SEEKING FAVOURS

A statement uttered by Nkwene Member of Parliament (MP) Vulimpompi Nhleko at a constituency meeting to the effect that some MPs who are not wealthy do not speak up in Parliament in fear of being discriminated against by government, should be interrogated beyond the legislator’s self-imposed vote of no confidence.

We cannot allow the MP to escape with instilling the notion in his community that the best way for the country to develop is, among other ways; to condone police who do not arrest individuals they need favours from; to have judges avoid convicting bank employees lest they need bank loans; or to allow fathers to rape their daughters just because they (fathers) are breadwinners. That’s the absurdity of this line of thought. It is a recipe for anarchy! MP Nhleko could serve his community better by educating it about Parliament’s powers of oversight over government that go as far as enjoying the rights and privileges of the High Court or the Justice of the High Court to call public officers to question.

Why would the MP want to give up such powers andchoose to beg for an obligation of a servant of the public? In fact, our Members of Parliament (MPs) ought to give the perception created by the MP the serious attention it deserves.Otherwise, MP Nhleko could actually be implying that there exists a bigger scheme of wheeling and dealing disguised as ‘lobbying’, whereas it is actually a sophisticated form of State-funded bribery from which the most cooperative representative-cum-sell-out, benefits through access to taxpayers’ resources and assets. The conclusion to be drawn from all this is that the MP’s utterances have nothing to do with fear, but everything to do with fearlessly seeking favours.What a shame.

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