{"id":38156,"date":"2023-11-18T06:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T06:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/money-cant-be-divorced-from-elections"},"modified":"2023-11-18T07:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T07:11:11","slug":"money-cant-be-divorced-from-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/money-cant-be-divorced-from-elections","title":{"rendered":"MONEY CAN\u2019T BE DIVORCED FROM ELECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>While the nation hopes for answers on allegations of bribery to secure votes, seasoned MP Marwick Khumalo says it\u2019s impossible to divorce money from elections.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Lobamba Lomdzala Member of Parliament (MP) said this when making a submission during the nomination of aspiring regional women MPs at the House of Assembly yesterday. This happened just before the start of the exercise, where Khumalo stood up to make a submission that was directed to some of the women who had come to be nominated by the MPs.<\/p>\n

Nominate<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAs we are about to begin this exercise, we have heard that some of the people we have come to nominate have publicly claimed that they have not paid money to anyone to secure votes. These people are the very same ones we are here to nominate,\u201d the seasoned politician submitted. He then posed a question in vernacular, saying; \u201cAnikakhiphi imali lefunwe bobani?<\/p>\n

Aspiring<\/b><\/p>\n

Loosely translated, this means; \u201cYou are saying you did not pay any money, who asked for it?\u201d.He then questioned as to who exactly had asked for money from them. Since the aspiring MPs choose to go to the media to make such claims, the MP said they should not expect the MPs to vote for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important thing to note is that when it comes to elections, the issue of money is covered in law. What is left is for the Legislature to fix the law that relates to the election of senators. \u201cThis will allow the component of using money to campaign to be accommodated,\u201d Khumalo said. He then maintained his stance, that in as far as the election exercise was concerned, it was impossible to divorce it from the money element.<\/p>\n

Campaigns<\/b><\/p>\n

Elaborating, Khumalo said even in the election of the 59 MPs at the constituencies, none of them could claim that they never spent some money during their campaigns. Again, he spoke in vernacular saying, \u201cAkuyekelwe lokutsi bese bantfu batishaya bo-Jesus ngatsi\u201d, which means, \u201cPeople should stop acting like Jesus at our expense.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it was disappointing to hear the statements from the aspiring MPs, and warned that there should be less talk if people seriously wanted to be voted for. When called later on the day, Khumalo stated that he was referring to the Elections Expenses Act No.5 of 2013.<\/p>\n

Supervision<\/b><\/p>\n

This is an Act which provides for the supervision and administration of election expenses and provides for a regime of accountability for funds used for election campaigns. \u201cWe are given forms to fill, that have a requirement of the amount of money that one will spend as a candidate. \u201cThe problem is that, as I said, the Legislature needs to have a similar provision in the Senate Elections Act, as well as in the Election of Regional Women Act,\u201d Khumalo said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Eswatini. While the nation hopes for answers on allegations of bribery to secure votes, seasoned MP Marwick Khumalo says it\u2019s impossible to divorce money from elections. The Lobamba Lomdzala Member of Parliament (MP) said this when making a submission during the nomination of aspiring regional women MPs at the House of Assembly yesterday. 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