NATCOM’S WIFE AMONG 10 ELECTED SENATORS

LOBAMBA – Wife to National Commissioner of Police Isaac Magagula is now a senator.

Senator-elect Leckinah Magagula was the first of the five women to be elected as she quickly amassed the 12 automatic votes needed to gain a seat.
From the onset, Magagula quickly received 11 votes as she was the first preference from the MPs.

She had to wait for about 10 minutes before she was elected, much to the delight of some of the MPs and people in the public gallery who clapped hands, something that is prohibited in the house.

Female

Next on the list of the female senators was little known Lizzie Nkosi, who had initially received only five original votes when the ballot papers were first read out.

However, as the second and third preferences were read out Nkosi was quick to gain momentum and she was duly announced in second place.
Others who made the list were Winnie Nxumalo, Busi Alexis Dlamini and Khanyisile Malambe.

All eyes were on Mhlume MP Victor Malambe, who is married to Khanyisile and when her name was eventually announced as part of the top five some of his colleagues gave him a thumbs up.

The saddest moment of the day was that of none other than former Senator Lindiwe Ngwenya, who lost out with just one vote as she ended up being on sixth position.  When the ballot papers were first read out, Ngwenya had been nominated as first preference, amassing seven votes out of the required 12.  However, as the ballots continued to be read out, her name featured less and she eventually lost out.

Another one who bit the dust was former Senator Lungile Gama, who only received two first preference votes.
One of the other hopefuls in the Senate race for females was Dududzile Nhlengetfwa who is the Chief Executive Officer at the Federation of Eswatini Employers.

A total of 69 MPs cast their ballots, one of which was spoilt because instead of indicating the position which was being selected, the legislator used the symbol of the cross against the face of the preferred candidates.

It was, however, a pretty embarrassing moment for some of the candidates who though initially nominated were not given first preference by any of the MPS.

In total, these candidates were nine of the 29 nominees. Another was disqualified following the fact that the House of Assembly yesterday resolved that those who had lost in the Primary and Secondary Elections were not eligible to stand. She was Thabisile Mavimbela.

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