The Development of the Strategic Plan 2022 -2026 for the Parliament of the Kingdom of Eswatini is of primary importance because it gives a clear guide on how Parliament should execute its functions effectively and efficiently in line with the Constitution of the Country. This document gives the background on the role played by the British Colonial Authority in ensuring that the form of government handed over to Emaswati in 1963 was based on their own Multi-Party System despite the overwhelming results of the referendum in which the people of Eswatini preferred to be governed using their Indigenous System. The Background outlines the electoral processes before Independence, post-Independence up to the promulgation of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini in 2005 which introduced a new dispensation in the electoral processes of the country.
The development of the Parliament Strategic Plan required extensive consultations with stakeholders. Therefore, there was a need to critically map the relevant stakeholders to identify relevant participants. The stakeholders contributed to the process by identifying Strategic issues affecting the operations of Parliament. For Parliament Environmental Analysis, the SWOT analysis was used to identify capabilities, limitations, prospects and challenges of the institution in the execution of its constitutional mandate.
Based on the SWOT analysis, the Parliamentary Service Board and Parliamentary Service were able to craft the Vision, Mission and Values of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026.
