STILL NO PAY FOR BROKE MPS

LOBAMBA – Dololo! To clubbers, the above word (which means nothing) is related to a dance hit made popular by South Africa singer Rouge but for Members of Parliament, it perfectly describes the situation they found themselves in yesterday.

This comes after they did not receive their salaries which they have been eagerly waiting for.
It has been exactly two months since the legislators were elected into Parliament but government’s failure to pay them has been a headache which they publicly declared last week when they admitted that they were broke.

Yesterday, the issue of the welfare of the legislators was raised by Lobamba Lomdzala MP Marwick Khumalo, who requested Deputy Speaker Phila Buthelezi to give them feedback on their welfare.

Buthelezi, who was directing proceedings in the House in the absence of Speaker Petros Mavimbela, responded by saying that the issue was to be discussed during a caucus that was to take place later after the day’s proceedings.

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Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg, was in attendance during yesterday’s sitting and during a brief break which was given for the MPs to choose chairpersons for the various sessional committees, some of them were seen having a chat with him.
True to his promise, after the House had finished the business of the day, Buthelezi announced that members should remain for the caucus and requested the media and other visitors to leave.

It was gathered from impeccable sources that the MPs were assured that their salaries were being prepared, and that around 50 cheques were to be released by 10am today.
Some of the MPs, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that they had been promised that their cheques would be issued today.
“We have been given hope that the first 50 cheques would be ready this morning and that members would be notified through phone calls. For the rest of the MPs, we have been promised to expect the cheques by noon,” said one of the MPs.

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