Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has implored members of parliament (MPs) to work together in ensuring that the country’s future aspiration materialises through the 30-year Grand Plan.
Dlamini was addressing members of the House of Assembly during the Grand Plan engagement session at Pigg’s Peak Hotel yesterday.
The ambitious plan focuses on key sectors like education, healthcare, infrastructure, energy, technology, economic empowerment, and governance reform.
It would result to the creation of a high standard of living, well-educated citizens, a healthy population, and a transformed economy with job creation, while also prioritising environmental sustainability and modernising agriculture.
The plan emphasises the stability and success of Eswatini’s unique Tinkhundla system of governance, which combined traditional and elected representation. The plan was formulated by Pinnacle Advisors.
Dlamini said the Grand Plan proposed a transformative 30-year agenda anchored around three pillars, which included economic transformation, social transformation, and government transformation, which would build on the successes and lessons of previous plans, while addressing their gaps, ensuring that growth is broad-based.
“The plan should be able to deliver the desired outcome if executed, particularly as this plan is a direct response to Sibaya mandate. It therefore, goes without saying that this long-term plan we are here about today must be grand,” he said.
The premier added that beyond the plan being grand, it must take the country to the promised land, where Eswatini would be counted as a first world country.
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“I have no doubt that if we pull to the same direction, having unity of purpose, and driven by our common desire to serve the nation well, we will achieve that target,” said the prime minister.
Dlamini further advised the legislators to provide detailed feedback or input in writing to the team so that the final document would articulately capture the country’s collective sentiments and vision for the future. Meanwhile, Speaker in the House of Assembly Jabulani ‘Buy Cash’ Mabuza said the grand plan was more than a policy framework, but was a reflection of the hopes and aspirations of Emaswati, many of which were powerfully articulated during sibaya.
“As parliament, we are the ears and eyes of the nation. We are grounded in the communities we serve, and we carry with us the voices of those who seek opportunity, dignity, and progress. We therefore welcome this grand plan with a sense of duty and urgency,” he said.
Mabuza said the grand plan must remain a document of good intentions, adding that it must be a living instrument anchored in clear deliverables, measurable timelines, and tangible outcomes that uplift livelihoods today and secure prosperity for generations to come.
He further commended the prime minister and the executive for their commitment to the national vision. He said he encouraged the timely tabling of legislative reviews and new bills that would enable the full execution of the grand plan.
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