The annual budget allocated to the King and the royal household amounts to $61 million.

[8][9] The iNgwenyama is also the head of the judicial system and the Chairman of the Swazi National Council.

[10] Local officials that are responsible for the governance of Eswatini are either appointed by the iNgwenyama, or their superiors are.

[11] Other powers of the iNgwenyama include allocating land, initiating national gatherings, disbursing wealth, organizing social events, and taking part in rituals.

[citation needed] During the Incwala, the Ngwenyama splits the sacred water to the east and west to signal the end of the last year.

In the past, the royalist Imbokodvo National Movement consistently won the vast majority of seats while political parties were legal, thus gaining total control over the government.