In the May 1963 election, voters killed majimbo at birth only for majimbo and majimboism to evolve into a myth of a glorious would have been governance system. The September 3, 1963, Lancaster House meeting whittled down stringent provisions in the 1962 document, which made the December 1963 independence a substantially different one. The revival of the majimbo discourse, therefore, was a fear instilling reactionary move to derail positive constitutional changes. Majimbo fear mongering and colonial romanticising generated its own counter force that produced new thinking -Ugatuzi- meaning devolution. Since it was clear that majimbo champions wanted mayhem to visit the country, that majimbo was synonymous with violence, the language of majimbo disappeared and the more acceptable ugatuzi replaced it.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2021 21:00 UTC