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<\/a>[Photo: Telana pumping water from the borehole outside Chief Shakumbila\u2019s office]<\/p>\nWe arrived in the mid-afternoon the day before the Chiefdom\u2019s big, important traditional ceremony happening all day on Saturday.\u00a0 The arrival and meeting protocol was less formal, being invited into his office to introduce ourselves and explain the reason for our visit.<\/p>\n
My turn for a shower was the morning of the ceremony, and armed again with my bucket of hot water and toiletries under my arm, and Georgina accompanying me to guard the none-existent door, we headed across the Palace courtyard.<\/p>\n
The ablutions are in an outhouse, next to the Chief\u2019s residence, consisting of the bricked in bathing area, next to a long-drop.\u00a0 Inside was a few stools (low chairs), and some large, empty plastic buckets, ready to be filled with bathing water when needed.<\/p>\n
My timing was impeccable: as when we arrived, so did the Chief, as his bath had just been prepared for him.\u00a0 And so we left my bucket of water outside to claim my spot in the \u201cqueue\u201d, and were called a bit later from our camp when the shower was free again.<\/p>\n But I digress.\u00a0 Thursday was the day we explored the Chiefdom of Moono\u2026<\/p>\n (PS- see more photos here<\/a>)<\/p>\n Written by Telana Simpson<\/em><\/p>\n Connectivity sponsored by\u00a0MTN Zambia<\/a>, using their Huawei Wifi Modem<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thursday was the day we explored the Chiefdom of Moono.\u00a0 This meant that we didn\u2019t have to get up when the roosters started their crows, but could have a bit of lie in because the Palace was a 500m walk … Continue reading <\/a>[Photo: Interviewing Chief Shakumbila over breakfast, with his Palace in the background]<\/p>\n