Africa-Press – Eswatini. The Multi-Stakeholders Forum (MSF) launched the anti-elections campaign during the funeral of the Deputy Secretary General (DSG) of Swazis First Democratic Front (SFDF), Muzi Mmema.
MSF Chairperson Thulani Maseko, who made his remarks during the morning session of Mmema’s vigil, said the campaign, which sought to mobilise emaSwati to boycott the upcoming general elections, was officially launched through Mmema’s funeral. The vigil turned into a political rally from midnight until dawn. Only political songs were sung and leaders of different political parties made remarks.
Boycott
In their remarks, almost all the political parties proffered their support to the call to boycott the elections, except for the Swaziland Liberation Movement (SWALIMO). The political parties even sang a song underlining their non-participation in the elections titled, ‘Akuyiwa, asiyi, ungayi.’
The political parties stated they would do everything in their power to boycott and disrupt the elections. They mentioned that any political party that would participate in the elections would be isolated.
In his brief statement in the morning, Maseko appreciated the Mmema family for allowing them to conduct the late Muzi’s funeral the way they did as political formations since that gave them the opportunity to launch the anti-elections campaign. He said they would return to the Ntondozi community to educate the residents on the reasons for the call to boycott the elections. He highlighted that Mmema died having taken a stand against participating in the elections.
Maseko said the incarcerated Members of Parliament (MPs), Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube of Hosea and Ngwempisi constituencies respectively, proved that the Parliament in Eswatini was not effective, hence electing people to go there would not be worthwhile. The decision not to participate in the elections and the establishment of the anti-elections campaign was taken by the organisation during one of its meetings in Mbombela, South Africa on December 16 to 18, 2022. The resolutions of that meeting are referred as the Bundu Declaration and the anti-election campaign was part of those declarations.
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