By Buhle Nomgalasa.
INkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ibongoza iPalamente ukuba iqinise amanyathelo okhuseleko kumalungu ePalamente neenkokeli zayo kulandela ukubulawa kukaKhethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole, obe lilungu lePalamente noSekela-Mbhexeshi oyiNtloko, ngomhla wamashumi amathathu ananye (31) kuCanzibe ngo2025, eKatlehong, eRhawutini.
USithole, oneminyaka engamashumi amathandathu anesibhozo (68), udutyulwe kwiHostele yaseBuyafuthi kwinto i-IFP namapolisa ayichaza njengohlaselo olujoliswe kubo ngabahlaseli abangaziwayo. Esi sehlo, nesenzakalise unobhala weIFP ePhondweni uAlco Ngobese, sibangele ukugxekwa kwabantu abaninzi kwaye savuselela inkxalabo ngokhuseleko lwabameli boluntu eMzantsi Afrika.
Isimemezo se-IFP sokuphucula ukhuseleko sibonisa ukuxhalaba okukhulayo kubundlobongela bezopolitiko, kunye nombutho ugxininisa imfuneko yokuba umthetho usebenze ngokukhawuleza ukuzisa abenzi bobubi kubulungisa.
IPalamente, ngokusebenzisa amaGosa ayo oNgameleyo, uSomlomo weNdlu yoWiso-mthetho uThoko Didiza, kunye noSihlalo weBhunga leSizwe lamaPhondo uRefilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, basikhalimele esi siganeko sokubulala kwaye babethelela izikhalazo zokuba kuthathwe amanyathelo angxamisekileyo ukulwa nobundlobongela obugrogrisa amaziko edemokhrasi.
IEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF) kunye neAfrican National Congress (ANC) nazo zikugxekile uhlaselo, iEFF iqaqambise umba obanzi wolwaphulo-mthetho olunobundlobongela obandiswa kukungabikho kwamapolisa ngokwaneleyo.
USithole, obeligqala leIFP ukususela ngo-1979, ebengumntu ohlonitshwayo owaziwa ngobunkokeli bakhe obuzolileyo nokuzinikela kwakhe kubulungisa, esebenza kwiindima ezahlukeneyo, kuquka njengoceba waseEkurhuleni, ilungu leNdlu yoWiso-mthetho yaseRhawutini, nelungu lePalamente ukususela ngo-2010.