DEVELOPMENT ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS

Sir,
 
I must clearly state that I wrote this letter with a broken heart. I am confused and in tears concerning my beautiful tiny Eswatini. A majority of people in government just don’t care about the country; all they want is to suck what they need. In terms of where the country is headed, it’s none of their concern.

The masses must wake up and smell the coffee. Eswatini will not succeed if we fail to ensure human rights for all, secure political participation and a fair distribution of resources. There is also no way to succeed if we fail to limit the dependence on global funding. Therefore, we need to promote the social and democratic factors through fulfilling workers’ material and social needs and by creating a system of governance that is democratic and accountable.

According to my understanding, development is not just about economics but it also has to do with human rights, community rights and right to national self determination, which I am yet to witness in the country. Also, the issues of equity and fairness in the distribution of resources at local and national level can be of great help. Before all this can happen, the first step is to involve all concerned stakeholders in the running of the country.

 We need a government which will be developmental as well as ethical, responsible and accountable to its people. The only way to eradicate poverty and provide a better life for workers and the masses on the ground is through development. Development must be based on the promotion and protecting of human rights, that includes; social, economic and political rights.

In the country you find that they give you social rights while political and economic rights are violated, meaning that in order to show seriousness in the upkeep of all these rights we must look at the distribution of wealth and income in the kingdom.
I hope those in the corridors of power in the country will take note of my pleas and start a dialogue with differing voices so as to save our country. I live in Eswatini and I have no other place to go to. Being among people with differing voices doesn’t mean I hate my country and am disrespectful , but it’s all because I want to see the lives of emaSwati becoming better.

Zakumi

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