By Zweli Martin Dlamini

King Mswati once tried to come-up with ideas on how to develop this country but the political criminals around him who behave like Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo looted his R50million that was meant to develop emaSwati through the establishment of businesses within the Small and Medium Enterprise(SME).

Well, I have noted that everytime when I publish articles criticizing the King, those who hate him with a ‘smile’ are always quick to say “Zwemart is insulting the King”, I’m not here to massage Mswati’s political feelings but to speak truth to power.

Political criminals who hate the King with a smile, are those who smile in his presence but behind his back do things that threaten the existence of the institution of the Monarchy.

Maybe Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo can tell us if the billions meant to purchase drugs in hospitals were looted by political activists or Zwemart?.

Alpheous Nxumalo is always quick to claim those who criticize Government hate the King but he was the first to defend SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff, an alleged powerful and politically connected dangerous criminal.

In Alpheous Nxumalo’s shallow mind,Kareem Ashraff love the institution of the Monarchy more than myself who is part of it, stealing public funds meant to buy medication for poor emaSwati who can’t afford private hospitals is a demonstration of love for the King,at least according to Alpheous.

Perhaps let me ask, who stands to lose if this country is destroyed by corruption between me and Kareem Ashraff and who is better positioned to defend the Monarchy and the country between me and Kareem Ashraff?.

In the eyes of Alpheous Nxumalo, a person who writes news is a threat to the country more than the one who loots public funds and place the King on the spotlight to be insulted amid shortage of drugs in hospitals.

Even if this retiring Spokesperson who is linked to corrupt people like Ashraff can brand us with names, some of us are proud that today, the country is addressing the health crisis and preparing to arrest suspects because of our investigative skills and the power of the pen or journalism.

Before we ended that culture of impunity, SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff was untouchable, he was allegedly stealing billions within the Ministry of Health and other institutions of the Stste while patients die in hospitals.

But retiring and politically ignorant Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo defended him because he is loaded with cash stolen from public funds.

If such conduct is a demonstration of love to King Mswati and the country, that would mean patriotism has another meaning.

I won’t be told by hungry and desperate lunatics like Alpheous Nxumalo on how to address the King in my writings,Mswati is sitting on the Throne of a Monarchy that I am part of, and I want him to do the right thing for this country where about 70% of the population lives below the poverty line.

But criticizing the King does not mean I’m not aware how the political criminals around Mswati will behave, they normally use some of these articles to influence the King to be angry against me and, I don’t care because I’m doing my job.

Mswati is surrounded by dangerous political criminals who tell him what he wants to hear, so that they can manipulate or use his name for their own personal benefit.

King Mswati once established the R50million capacity building fund but all his efforts were washed away by the criminals around him, criticizing the King does not mean I am not aware of what is happening in this country.

What idea did Alpheous and his corrupt friends developed except to identify what they can steal from the King and Government, even if the King can come-up with his own development ideas,they just loot everything.

It’s not like everything that went wrong in the country, the source of trouble is the King, the political vultures next to the Monarch are more dangerous to the people.

But let me state categorically that, unlike Alpheous Nxumalo, I am not begging any employment contract or political position from Mswati hence I will always tell him the truth without fear or favour.

The hungry political criminals like Alpheous Nxumalo who are always quick to accuse me of insulting Mswati are desperate to remain in power.

The King took some decisions after being advised by those around him and some decided to betray him.

No political fool in the corridors of power will ever tell me how to express myself when writing articles, particularly on issues of public interest.

The King is a public figure, he must get used to hard-hitting criticism and such criticism will make him a better leader tomorrow.

It should be noted that, for now we are busy with the drugs shortage investigation and we are yet to clean the whole Cabinet,these political criminals next to the King are yet to account and be exposed, no matter what!