The people of that kingdom and their kings-THE AGREEMENT AND THE SAWDUST WARNING
by Jonathan
THE PEOPLE AND THEIR KINGS The People of that Kingdom and their Kings Uhmmmmm It was something else It is the 14th January AD 2, 015 The eleven or twelve Contestants for the Throne have only about five days to convince the People that they are the most suited to become the Sixth King. On this day the People in the Western county of the Kingdom have other thoughts as they are listening to the Contestants. They are thinking about the past and the future. They are thinking about 24th Oct AD 1, 964 and 20th Jan AD 2, 015; They are thinking about 18th May AD 1, 964 and 14th Jan AD 2, 011. Does it help to change the past for the sake of the future? Does it help to change the future for the sake of the past? HOWEVER, "An AGREEMENT is an AGREEMENT; you cannot ignore an AGREEMENT and go scot-free." THIS IS THE WARNING FROM DR. L. SUNDAY SAWDUST. Dr. Sawdust is a contestant on the 20th January AD 2, 015 Contest for the Throne. You have heard of the Sawdust Formula (SF 2000), but you have probably not heard of THE SAWDUST WARNING. He WARNS that it is not safe to ignore the Agreement that was made between the People from the Western County of the Kingdom and the rest of the Kingdom. It was known as the “BA 1964”! Dr. L. S. Sawdust, a former Induna, now a Standby King of the Sawdust Dynasty, an eminent Lawyer who has specialized in Foundation (Constitutional) Law, has contended that the Western County of the Kingdom was itself a Kingdom in its own right when this Kingdom was born. Dr. Sawdust hails from the North-Western County, so he was probably objective in his analysis. Uhmmmmmmm Dr. Sawdust! Well, he said that when the Kingdom was established fifty years earlier the two Kingdoms even signed an agreement. Dr. Sawdust claimed that he had a copy of the BA 1964. When we checked the historic achieves we confirmed that such an Agreement actually existed in that Kingdom long, long time ago. No wonder the Kingdom was referred to as a “Unitary Kingdom” (formed as a unity of what and what?) That is why it was important to chant “One People, One Kingdom!” (That Kingdom initially was not one, and those People were at some point not one). “This Kingdom was formed because we went into an Agreement with the People in the West!” Dr. Sawdust boldly stated. “That Agreement (The BA 1964) is the basis of the establishment of this Kingdom”, he reminded the People. “The People of the West were a Kingdom, not like your County or mine”, pointing at the ZNBC TV interviewer, he spoke with some tears in his voice. “We cannot ignore an agreement like that”, speaking like a lawyer, he warned in a trembling voice. “No, we can’t.” IS THE SAWDUST WARNING JUSTIFIED? Well, maybe a better question should be Was there an AGREEMENT? If “Yes” Why? Between who? And what happened to the AGREEMENT?The back-story
It is believed that this Kingdom that later became the Western County of that Kingdom was founded by Queen Mbuywamwambwa, the Aluyi matriarch, over 500 years ago. The West Kingdom's status at the onset of the colonial era differed from the other regions which became that Kingdom. It was the first territory north of the Zambezi to sign a minerals concession and protectorate agreement with the British South Africa Company (BSAC) of Cecil Rhodes. This was prompted by King One-Who-Unites’ (Lewanika’s) fears of an invasion by the Matebele under Lobengula. By 1880 the kingdom was established and King One-Who-Unites signed a treaty on 26 June 1889 to provide the kingdom international recognition as a Kingdom. Seeking the improvement of the military protection and with the intention to sign a treaty with the Colonizing White People’s Government, King One-Who-Unites signed on 26 June 1890 the Lochner concession putting this Kingdom in the West under the protection of the British Monarch through the British South Africa Company, but it was later brought under the administration of Northern Rhodesia for convenience only, in 1911. On 18 May 1964, the Litunga, as King in the West was called, and KK, Wamuyayaya, Prime Induna of Northern Rhodesia, together with the representative of the Colonizing White People’s Government signed the tripartite "AGREEMENT of 1964" (BA 1964). The AGREEMENT established the West Kingdom’s position within The Kingdom in place of the earlier agreements between the West Kingdom and the Colonizing White People’s Government. The AGREEMENT was based on a long history of close social, economic and political interactions, but granted significant continued autonomy to the West Kingdom. The AGREEMENT granted the West Kingdom local self-governance rights, , including over land and natural resources as well as rights to be consulted on specified matters. Within a year of taking office as King of the newly-independent Kingdom on 24th October AD 1,964, King KK, Wamuyayaya, began to introduce various acts that abrogated most of the powers allotted to the West Kingdom under the AGREEMENT. Notably, the Local Government Act of 1965 and Constitutional Amendment Act of 1969. These unilateral statutes abolished the traditional institutions that had governed the West Kingdom and reduced a Kingdom into a County. King KK, Wamuyayaya, the Great further attempted to change the past for the sake of the future. The people of the West were sidelined and the historic significance of their Kingdom as part of that Kingdom was painstakingly obliterated. The People in the West Kingdom, now the Western County complained, but King Wamuyayaya raised his iron fist, silenced all debate and quelled all protests. That iron fist – it was so brutal but the People did not see it for what it was because it was draped with a white handkerchief. KK was also a professional in pretense, when you cry because of his brutality he would cry with you, and the People would be confused. When the King Kafupi under the Most Merciful Dynasty (MMD) ended the 27-year-iron-rule of King Wamuyayaya the People of that Kingdom including those in the West had New Hope (they called it ‘New Culture’or New Kacha). But, alas, King Kafupi the Great became tight-lipped on the AGREEMENT. One of his Indunas even said the AGREEMENT was rotten! King Cabbage the Great, the Third King with his ‘New Deal’ MMD did not do much on the AGREEMENT, either. He, however, endeavored to warm-up the relation with the People and King of the West. He established a Conference (the NCC) to review the Foundation (Constitution). He also showered the Western County with development projects, including “the most expensive road project.” But, Alas, he died before the Foundation was reviewed and the AGREEMENT addressed. Then came King Nyama Soya the Great. The People asked him about the AGREEMENT, and he breathed hot air. Oh my! On 14 January AD 2,011, thousands of residents in the West Kingdom (alias Western County) most of them youths rioted demanding the restoration of the AGREEMENT of 1964 (BA 1964). King Nyama Soya the Great, ordered the Imilema and the Mpi (the Royal Armed Forces) to quell the peaceful and unarmed protests and use ‘minimum’ force on them. During the riot, several people were left dead, many injured, while about 120 were arrested, charged with treason and detained in Mumbwa Prisons for nine months. King Cobra While King Nyama Soya was breathing hot air on the People in the West making them disgruntled on anything to do with that Kingdom, King Cobra as a Standby King started to take advantage of the situation. He said he was the Chairman Emeritus of the Linyungandambo, the most radical movement advocating the rights of the people of the West. He stated that the AGREEMENT was living and alive and promised that he would restore it within 90 days! The people were so elated and in the AD 2, 011 Contest the People turned up en masse to make King Cobra the Fifth King! He became King. 90 days passed. King Cobra did not restore the AGREEMENT. 3 years passed. King Cobra did not restore the AGREEMENT. However, in those three years he released the ‘political prisoners’ from the West; and arrested several more. He set up a commission to dig up what happened on 14th January AD 2, 011; and did nothing about the report. He created a new County, the 10th County in his home area, did massive developments there; and did very little in the Western County. And he died. NOW the Contest for the Sixth King is on! And the People from the Western County are listening Thinking about the past and the future Thinking about October 24th AD 1,964 and January 20th AD 2,015. Thinking about May 18th AD 1,964 and January 14th 2,011. And the Contestants are talking and silent. The People of the West are listening to both the talk and the silence. Dr. Never Mumble has stated that he will conduct a referendum that will address the AGREEMENT. Mr. EC, the King with the Cross from the 4R Dynasty says he will do nothing about the AGREEMENT. Others are quiet Dr. L. Sunday Sawdust has WARNED that it is dangerous to ignore an AGREEMENT that is duly signed. And the People are thinking, watching and listening. But Will the Sixth King heed THE SAWDUST WARNING. Uhmmmmmm