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Elections job: EBC dismisses 7 for political links

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How will the vetting process help emaSwati because the last time I checked freedom of expression and associatio­n are enshrined in our Constituti­on?

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From my understand­ing, government doesn’t recognise political parties; so what makes it recognize political parties when it has to do with jobs. Government needs to be challenged.

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It is out to dismiss someone who has been trained; bayekeleni angitsi tihlobo tenu.

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The vetting process should have been done long ago to ensure that the EBC only hires people with no political links.

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PUDEMO member associate himself with the elections process because they said they were going to boycott it? He must continue boycotting it.

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It means they will vet all voters and all those elected to Parliament. Effectivel­y we will have two countries inside one; yerrr.

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Kani lo #asiyi wePUDEMO usho kutsini?

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EBC workers must not be affiliated to any political party. This is because they can influence outcomes of elections.

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Every liSwati has a. right to work whether affiliated to the system or political parties.

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This makes me laugh because on one side they are being fired while on the other hand they are being told to register to vote. Mine ngingadvub­a konkhe.

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Even those who will vote must be vetted.

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I hope the youth is learning from this. Being a comrade doesn’t help instead it destroys your future. 6,<$%21*$ ;(0

We can now conclude that the elections will not be free and fair. Election observers must note this ridiculous interferen­ce by the regime. Singabese ke sitjelwa kutsi lukhetfo belukhulul­ekile. 0$9, 1*:$1(

Sometimes I ask myself what do they mean that there is freedom in the country and then boom people are fired for their political party links. And then they tell the world that there is freedom of associatio­n in Eswatini.

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So now it has become normal to discrimina­te lamanye emaSwati because they are against the way the country is being governed. Bacoshwa emini live lonkhe libuka. 0&86, 6,9(

What will follow is that government will dismiss all workers who are members of political parties if we allow this EBC to go ahead with firing those suspected to be members of political parties. Since when is being a member of a political party a crime?

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