Eswatini: Walter Bennett offers Senate evidence of telecommunications corruption
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Businessman and former senator Walter Bennett says he has information about alleged corruption at Eswatini’s Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology. At a hearing on three finance bills, he said he was ready to present it to the Senate if assurances were given about its examination and handling, the Times of Eswatini reports.
Eswatini businessman and former senator Walter Bennett has offered to give the Senate information about allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology. He made the offer on condition that it was heard during a parliamentary hearing on three funding bills, one of which concerns the Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC), the Times of Eswatini reports.
Bennett asked for assurances that the information would be protected and appropriate action taken before he handed it over. He said he was ready to appear before senators and submit one or two documents. He also urged Parliament not to approve public funding until questions of accountability within the EPTC had been clarified.
The former senator sought explanations in particular about the departure of a senior official and whether the official continued to receive their salary after changing roles. On 22 September, MP Michael Masilela had already accused the EPTC, Eswatini’s postal operator, of corruption.
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