Why is govt at war with its citizens?
Madam,
There are ominous signs hovering over Eswatini l i ke t he sword of Damocles. The horizon is cloudy, what lies behind is incomprehensible; yes beyond human understanding. The mist which had been gathering progressively over the years has become so t hick and perceivably frightening; frightening because the political gladiators at the helm and in the centre of it all have no sense of history.
The situation is saddening as well because the politicians in the marketplace, who should straighten the tilting head of the baby strapped on the mother’s back, are in a state of paranoia. So also are the others who are expected to know where the tree being axed by this government would fall from the marketplace. In the end the storm is gathering and stones are being thrown into the marketplace from all directions. I t i s hard t o t ell whose head would be s mashed, whose nose would be broken, whose eyes would be plucked, whose years would be blocked. At the moment the country is on turbulent waters with seemingly deaf government captains at the helm who are battling with impaired sight. So we are at loss where the wind would cause the ship to berth. A nation of prayer warriors that we are, we are praying fervently that the ship, no matter what, would anchor in one piece at the Port of Good Hope.
The Government of Eswatini’s refusal t o make peace with i t s citizens has born a full scale war. Government uses everything at its disposal just to fight its citizens. It should understand that every life is valuable irrespective of the status of a citizen. It is sad that government and its agents do not show sufficient disposition of this nature. If anything it should take t he blame of t erribly and shamelessly messing up the country. It should bury its head in the sand. Government is the cause of all the problems we face within t his country. It has woefully failed t o satisfy the yearnings and aspirations of the people of present day Eswatini.
Then you ask: how much longer can emaSwati endure the oppression by their government? Our collective grief and worries have reached frightening levels. Anxiety has r at t l ed down everyone’s nerve paths; families are worried. We are all living in fear; fear of being terrorized by our very own government, and where they might attack next.
Government has embarrassed this country many times over and left it gravely wounded in the eyes of the world.
Concerned liSwati