The
Report Of These Circumstances Soon Reached The Great King Of
Unyoro, Who, In His Magnificence, Merely Said, "The Poor Creature
Must Be Starving; Allow Him To Feed There If He Likes." The
Kings Who Have Succeeded Kimera Are:
These kings have all carried on the same system of government as
that commenced by Kimera, and proved themselves a perfect terror
to Unyoro, as we shall see in the sequel. Kimera, suddenly risen
to eminence, grew proud and headstrong - formed a strong clan
around him, whom he appointed to be his Wakunga, or officers -
rewarded well, punished severely, and soon became magnificent.
Nothing short of the grandest palace, a throne to sit upon, the
largest harem, the smartest officers, the best dressed people,
even a menagerie for pleasure - in fact, only the best of
everything - would content him. Fleets of boats, not canoes, were
built for war, and armies formed, that the glory of the king
might never decrease. In short, the system of government,
according to barbarous ideas was perfect. Highways were cut from
one extremity of the country to the other, and all rivers
bridged. No house could be built without its necessary
appendages for cleanliness; no person, however poor, could expose
his person; and to disobey these laws was death.
After the death of Kimera, the prosperity of Uganda never
decreased, but rather improved. The clan of officers formed by
him were as proud of their emancipation from slavery, as the king
they had created was of his dominion over them.
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