BAD GOVERNANCE STILL CONTINUES UNPERTURBED

 Sir,

First of all I must declare that I am not an advocate of confrontation, but neither is it proper to sit and fold my arms and watch while Rome gets gutted by flames; the threat is real, burying one’s hand in the sand and hope the problem will go away will not help.

Some can shout and curse but reason must prevail, a problem exists and needs resolving, not tomorrow but now. We must engage all stakeholders and show commitment to move obstacles, not hunt each other (symptoms) but address the problems (disease).

The current political climate in Swaziland does make fertile ground for discord, especially when dialogue is discouraged or not being promoted. For an effective communication there has to be a speaker and someone listening; here exists many platforms to air one’s opinion but seemingly government is deaf or choses not to hear but it is hell-bent on lavishing themselves selfishly with the country’s resources.

The loud screams for change serve as a catalyst to squander more, simultaneously making a perfect lullaby to the lawmakers of the country. There has been petitions, letters to the editor, Tinkhundla submissions but all have fallen on deaf ears, yet obvious plundering of national resources and bad governance have continued unperturbed.

Our current fleet of Members of Parliament (55 of them) have grown from rags to riches within a short period as they raised their salaries and allowances unopposed. Obviously, quite sadly though our purse has lost a lot of weight while SACU receipts have shrivelled. 

Cut the wage bill of civil servants as proposed by the IMF; cut all unnecessary overseas travel for government officers. Review all parastatals funding and audit all such expenditure; no recruitment for the army.

Retire all civil servants at 60, no exceptions disguised as contracts. Stop, immediately, all loans for adventurous capital projects; pay for all tertiary education on equal terms; cut the ministries to eight or less; these are solutions that will go a long way in saving this country from the financial troubles it has found itself in.

Anonymous

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