By Zweli Martin Dlamini

LUDZIDZINI: Queen Ntombi Tfwala allegedly told her assistants to prepare a twenty(20) litre of maize and beans for former King’s Emissary Tulujane Sikhondze who approached her complaining about hunger.

The eSwatini Queen, like her son King Mswati, enjoys the powers to appoint individuals into powerful positions.

Initially, according to royal insiders, Sikhondze approached the Queen asking for a political appointment, however, he indirectly used siSwati saying “Ngilambile Nkhosi, sengfile yindlala”.

This was after the King’s Emissary was dismissed  for alleged fraud, Sikhondze whose duties was, among others, taking care of the King’s emaPhovela, was later reinstated but demoted to be in charge of royal fields.

But the Queen who was visibly not interested in hearing Sikhondze’s request allegedly instructed her assistants to prepare maize and beans for the former King’s Emissary.

Reached for comments by this Swaziland News on Tuesday evening, Tulujane Sikhondze, the former King’s Emissary said, the Queen was not referring to him.

“Abengasho kimi(meaning:she was not referring to me)”, he said.