BY KWANELE PRINCE TSABEDZE
LOBAMBA – “The whole nation is your constituency.”
These were the advisory words of clerk to Parliament Benedict Xaba after the official swearing in of the appointed and elected senators at the House of Parliament at Lobamba today.
“You heard the nation at Sibaya say that they want Service Delivery, and that requires that you be accessible,” added Xaba, before jokingly declaring that all senators will be signed up for Twitter to be accessible.
Attorney General Mashampu Khumalo also gave the senators some words of advice and congratulations.
“The oath you took here today is not lip service, but a pledge of true allegiance and faithfulness. It is a pledge of allegiance to the King and to the nation,” advised Khumalo.
“Senators are reminded to respect this oath so that they do not find themselves proceeding without it,” added Khumalo.
The swearing of senators and the Prime Minister today as per section 128 of the constitution marks the full constitution of the 12th Parliament of the Kingdom of Eswatini.
The complete list of senators is as follows:
1. Prince Lonkhokhela
2. Princess Ncengencenge
3. Princess Temaswati
4. Prince Ngangabani
5. Princess Ntfombiyenkhosi
6. Inkhosikati Gelane Dlamini
7. Prince Mphatfwa
8. Prince Gcokoma
9. Chief Zabeni
10. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
11. Chief Ngomeni Ndlangamandla
12. Chief Mvimbi Matse
13. Chief Jozane Maziya
14. Cethuka Sigombeni Dlamini
15. Stukie Motsa
16. Lindiwe Dlamini
17. Pholile Shakantu
18. Neal Rijkenberg
19. Isaac Magagula
20. Savana Nonhlanhla Maziya
21. Dlamini Fezeka Nothando
22. Mkhonta Majaha Siphelele
23. Nxumalo Lorraine Nkhosingisite
24. Sibandze Nkosikhona Sicalisa
25. Nxumalo Linda
26. Mdluli Ndumiso Mfanukhona
27. Nkosi Lizzie Funekile
28. Dlamini Sicelo Cedusizi
29. Ngwenya Lindiwe Patricia
30. Mndvoti Celemusa Ernest
