MPS KING’S SPEECH PREDICTIONS SPOT-ON

LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament were spot on on their predictions of what His Majesty the King would speak about during his address.
This was during the opening of the first session of the 11th Parliament which was held yesterday.

About 10 MPs were interviewed before the King’s address and asked what they were hoping His Majesty would touch on during his speech.
The MPs included Motjane MP Robert Magongo, Sithobelweni MP Bhekitje Dlamini, Maphalaleni MP Mabulala Maseko, Mkhiweni MP Ndlelayekuphila Masuku and Manzini South MP Thandi Nxumalo.

Like they were reading from the same script, the MPs in different interviews first stated that they could not put words in the King’s mouth or pre-empt what he would say. They said they could only say what they wished and hoped he would talk about.

Most common among what the legislators had to say was that they hoped the King would speak about how the economy would be revived, health issues as well as education. Some, however, were hopeful that he would touch on issues of the youth as it formed a huge part of the national population.
This is what they had to say:

Robert Magongo (Motjane Inkhundla): “We are here to listen to His Majesty and get direction as to where he wants us to go. That will be the starting point although we might have our own ideas as to where we want to go.

We have our own ideas which you will learn about after the budget speech. We will not pull any punches but we will say it as it is. We are hopeful that with a new government in office things will be better; we hope the new government will listen.”

Bomber Mamba (Matsa- njeni South Inkhundla): “When we went to see the King as MPs, he emphasised on reviving the country’s economy. I noted that. It meant that we had to acknowledge the country’s economic status as the current Parliament.

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