MGAZINI: Prince MfanaweNkhosi Dlamini, the Mgazini Royal Kraal(uMphakatsi) member has won Primary Elections, residents want him to represent them as Indvuna yeNkhudla.
Dlamini, the son of the late Chief Hhobo-hhobo,has been vocal at Mgazini, challenging his brother Chief Prince Sicunusa for allegedly grabbing land from the poor and subsequently sell it to the rich and powerful.
Prince MfanaweNkhosi went on to report the Chief to various King’s Governing Councils including the Land Management Board(LMB).
The Prince recently told this publication that, as a member of uMphakatsi he couldn’t keep quiet while Chief Prince Sicunusa was persecuting the residents adding that uMphakatsi “exists because of the people”.
Prince MfanaweNkhosi added that,some residents approached him and other senior members of uMphakatsi(Royal Kraal) to complain after their land was forcefully grabbed, hence the decision to take action and protect the residents.
Speaking during a recent interview with this Swaziland News, Prince Mguciso, the Chairman of the Land Management Board(LMB) confirmed that, the matter was reported to them and upon arrival at Mgazini, they discovered that Chief Sicunusa was messing-up, selling even grazing lands.
“We went there Nkhosi with the Regional Administrator(RA) and Ndabazabantu umonakalo sawukhandza vele mubi kakhulu. We told the Chief to stop the illegal sale of land but he continued, he is even allocating grazing land. But, we had a challenge on what to do next ngoba umuntfu losiKhulu Nkhosi ikakhulu nasokhulumile naye wambonisa, kufanele kutsi lendzaba bese ingenwa yiNkhosi kube ngiyo leshoko kutsi wentiwa njani lomuntfu longafuni kulalela,” said the Chairman of the Land Management Board(LMB).
Efforts to reach Chief Prince Sicunusa proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
On another note, Prince MfanaweNkhosi Dlamini, a member of the Mgazini Royal Kraal(uMphakatsi) who has been vocal in defending the residents as Chief Sicunusa intensifies land grabbing from the powerless, urged the people of Mgazini to adopt possible means to protect their land as the relevant institutions try to find a solution to the crisis.
“The Chief is grabbing land from powerless residents and the victims normally complain to us as family members of uMphakatsi. We have tried to talk to him at family level but, Sicunusa is not willing to listen. We even reported the matter to various traditional Governing Councils. As the situation stands, we are urging the people of Mgazini, to ensure that they adopt possible means to protect their land as various institutions like the Land Management Board(LMB) try to resolve the crisis”, said the member of the Mgazini Royal Kraal who won the Primary Elections.
Prince MfanaweNkhosi Dlamini.