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Highlights of the workshop on "A Constitutional Framework For Poverty Reduction"
The highlights of the workshop were the suggestions, made by participants, for improvements and amendments to the draft Constitution of Swaziland. These emerged as a result of a process, during the workshop, of reviewing and assessing the draft constitution. These improvements were suggested so that the constitution would become the main weapon in the process of poverty reduction in Swaziland. The workshop also enabled participants to better understand the draft constitution. Suggestions were also made on how the constitution could guarantee personal and property rights of Swazi citizens.
Major suggestions included:
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Improving the present minority status of women. It was argued that women should be recognised as having the potential to contribute on political and social issues.
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Giving special assistance to vulnerable groups i.e old people, disabled people, women and children.
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Emphasing the need to improve the right of freedom of expression, as stated in the constitution. It was stated that Swazi people should be given a right to complete and full freedom of expression.
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The need for traditional institutions to be governed by the constitution.
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Clarifying participation of political parties.
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Ensuring that the main ideal to be enshrined in the constitution was that of promoting happiness for all, and
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Ensuring that the Constitution should promote rights to livelihood and not be limited to human life.
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