Swaziland’s Prime Minister has confirmed that King Mswati
III is an absolute monarch whose word has to be obeyed to the letter.
Barnabas Dlamini, who was not elected to office but personally
appointed PM by the king, was reacting to news that his cabinet of ministers
had defied the king who instructed all schoolteachers who were on strike to
return to work. King Mswati also ordered his government to talk with teachers
and solve their dispute over pay.
But, the cabinet reportedly refused to allow teachers who
had been sacked for going on strike return to work, thereby going against the
king.
Now, Dlamini has denied that his cabinet went against the
king’s word and instead blamed the heavily-censored media in Swazi for
misreporting the situation.
The Times Sunday newspaperin Swaziland reported him saying government belonged to His Majesty and it took
instructions from him to implement them to the letter, without questioning
them.
He told the newspaper, ‘Government listens when His
Majesty speaks and we will always implement the wishes of the King and the
Queen mother.’
The PM said Cabinet’s position on the matter was that it
respected His Majesty’s position on all matters he spoke about.
He said Cabinet just like the nation, heard what the King
said and his wishes would be implemented.
See also
‘THE SWAZILAND KING’S WORD IS LAW’
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