MATSAPHA:Colonel Pastor Mduduzi Mntambo, the Head of ka-Gcina Army Youth Camp held an urgent prayer on Thursday morning, seeking God’s intervention in stopping Swaziland News editor Zweli Martin Dlamini and his Army sources from exposing Army Commander Mashikilisane Fakudze.
“Sicela Nkhosi uhambele ku-Zwemart nemasotja lasebenta nawo kuhlambalata Commander kutsi bayekele”, he said.
Army Commander Mashikilisane Fakudze stands accused of corruption that has since divided the Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force(UEDF), he has been consistently exposed by this publication through a series of investigative articles.
The Army Commander who is now a subject of a royal investigation allegedly looted about R20million monies belonging to soldiers and subsequently closed the Burial Fund that was assisting soldiers with “imali yekulila” amounting to twelve thousand Rands(R12,000.00) when visiting families to mourn the death of another soldier.
But apart from that, the Commander Fakudze has been receiving five thousand Rands(R5,000.00) per-week as “litiya la-Commander” from Hlalawati, a Saving and Cooperative Fund belonging to soldiers, the looted monies since Fakudze took over as the Army Commander, amount to about R1million.
A few days ago, this publication reported that, the Army Commander informed Commanding Officers(COs) during a meeting held at Nokwane Headquarters that, King Mswati “has commissioned an investigation to investigate the allegations published by the Swaziland News against him”.
Colonel Mduduzi Mntambo holds urgent prayer, wants God to stop editor ‘Zwemart’ and all soldiers providing him with information about Army Commander.