08-11-2026

EswatiniEswatini Observer

MPs work from their boots, want offices, assistants and more researchers

Reading Time: 3 minutesMembers of Parliament (MPs) have raised concerns about the conditions under which they perform their legislative and oversight responsibilities Mbabane East MP Welcome Dlamini said some legislators are forced to work from their vehicle boots because they do not have offices. The concerns were raised during debate on the prime minister’s office second-quarter performance report in Parliament yesterday where the PM was represented by Deputy Prime Minister Thuli Dladla. Dlamini said MPs lacked proper facilities to conduct their work, including offices where they could meet members of the public who approach them with different concerns. He said some MPs had to meet people in unsuitable places when constituents needed to consult them, while others effectively used their…

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