MBABANE:Investors are under siege in this tiny Kingdom of eSwatini as Government unleashes armed police officers to harass SwaziMed Board of Directors merely for holding Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Peter Samora Simelane accountable on allegations of corruption and maladministration.
The police officers were unleashed by Acting Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla to stop a press conference on Thursday amid interference with Corporate Governance.
Dladla, who was acting on behalf of Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini, stopped the press conference that was meant to update the Nation subsequent to the removal of Chairman Sammy Dlamini and the suspension of CEO Peter ‘Samora’ Simelane.
It is alleged that, the powers that be are allegedly involved in the rampant looting at SwaziMed hence the unleashing of police officers to interfere with Corporate Governance.
“Government,through the Ministry of Health and in consultation with the Eswatini Medical Aid Fund(EswatiniMed Board), would like to allay fears from the public, particularly membership of the medical aid scheme, in the event panic buttons have been pressed due to the ongoing developments within the Fund,” reads the statement in part, released by the Deputy Prime Minister after unleashing the police officers to harass the Board members and stopped the meeting at Hilton Hotel-Mbabane on Thursday.
But the Government has been urging foreign investors to invest in the Kingdom however, the situation on the ground suggests that, it is fast becoming risky to invest in eSwatini amid abuse of power and interference with Corporate Governance.
Eswatini unleashes armed police officers to harass investors amid interference with Corporate Governance, Acting Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla says Government monitoring situation at SwaziMed(pic: supplied).