By Musa Mdluli

MBABANE:Velaphi Mamba, a leader of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) says there’s a clear agenda to influence the army to overthrow King Mswati and his Tinkhundla undemocratic regime.

Responding to the Times Sunday, Mamba said, the army remains an integral part of the ongoing agenda to overthrow the Monarchy and introduce a democratic Government.

The PUDEMO leader who was clarifying previous statements he uttered on his Swaziland News Visionary Perspective Program said, in as much as it was an opportunity for young people to secure jobs when joining the army, “ the upcoming recruitment remains an opportunity to infiltrate the army and subsequently overthrow the King.

“We are very clear that, in as much as joining the army remains a job opportunity for young people, we want the youth to join with an intention to overthrow King Mswati”,’ he said when responding to the Times Sunday.

But despite sending a questionnaire to Mamba, Times Sunday senior journalist Mfankhona Nkambule censored the PUDEMO’s leader’s responses and avoided to mention that, the ultimate intention “is to overthrow Mswati” as clearly stated by the PUDEMO leader when responding to the questionnaire through an audio.

On another note,Mamba clarified that, “the army has all the powers to overthrow King Mswati as witnessed in other countries where dictators were removed by soldiers”but, Parliament does not have those powers.

The PUDEMO leader was responding to a question seeking clarity “if joining the army is not similar to participating in Tinkhundla elections and fighting from within”.