MPS WARN NEW PM

LOBAMBA – Parliament will not be a bed of roses for the newly-appointed Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini.

This reality was pointed out to the PM by veteran Lobamba Lomdzala MP Marwick Khumalo yesterday after the premier officially took the oath of allegiance and was sworn in as an MP.

“This is Parliament, do not be surprised when things change and the tone is different from all the nice things we are saying today, “ said Khumalo.

Arguments

He said arguments in Parliament were the nature of the business and in some instances, the PM would lose out on government motions which would leave him bruised.
“Utohle uphuma ePhalamende uhhudlekile,” advised MP Khumalo.

He stressed that the PM needed to establish a rapport with the legislators, especially those who would not be chosen as Cabinet ministers.
“Your Excellency, there are different brains here and once you tell yourself that you have chosen the best and they are with you then there will be a challenge,” said MP Khumalo.

He said the people who would not make it to Cabinet also had brains and he must note that there would be a Cabinet left behind in the House.
Khumalo said the PM should allow himself to be criticised.

“We hope that you will be a friendly PM who will sometimes even come to the canteen,” said Khumalo.
The MP informed the PM that his appointment was not different from being tekaed as a traditional wife.

He informed Dlamini that the past had been nasty as ministers had failed to come to the House if the PM was not around.
“Let us move away from the past because it was not nice as ministers would not come to Parliament and we have had a problem of forming a quorum as Parliament was not a priority,“ said Khumalo.

He said during the Ninth Parliament under former PM Absalom Themba ‘AT’ Dlamini’s tenure, the ministers would come to the House, but during the last term, it was a different story as ministers hardly showed up.

“We are all equals here and although you are above us, allow yourself to be criticised,” he said.
On a positive note, Khumalo said he had a lot of faith in the PM and he had an extra advantage of being a breath of fresh air in politics with no excess baggage.

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