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Jul 26, 2023 · Even though King Kutula had a good vision for his people, he was assassinated, leaving his greedy son, Lacuna, in power. Even though the people are free, they are still controlled by international financiers.
Jun 15, 2023 · At times life can be better when there is something to hope for. When that hope is robbed away, and its place dominated by serious leadership chaos, pain and frustration creeps in, and this is the sad state of Kutula people in David Mulwa’s Play Inheritance. Content. Lacuna brings divisions worse than during the colonial period.
Apr 8, 2020 · Therefore, David Mulwa's Inheritance play comes off as an allegory of the current regime. Coincidentally, the play is being examined in Kenya at a time when the current president is the son of the first president. In the play, Lacuna Kasoo is the son of the last King Kutula XV.
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The scene is in Tamina’s old grass thatched house. It should be noted that what we see here is abject poverty. From how the house is sparsely furnished, to the dressing of its inhabitant, and the wrinkles that make Tamina appear older than she is, we can tell that they live in deplorable conditions. It is noteworthy that the actions here happen thi...
Systemic Poverty There seem to be despondency among the people of Kutula. The few who are rich pay meager salaries that cannot sustain the local people. Tamina is left alone by her husband to fend for her children. Life becomes very unbearable for Tamina especially sustaining the education of her daughter Lulu. Apart from the scarcity of food, ther...
Scene One The scene shifts to Kutula People’s Park where the commemoration of King Kutula is to take place. The current leader gives an inaudible speech to the audience while Lulu and her school musical team rehearse on the activities that will occur after the ceremony. Lulu has been chosen to be the star of the show (pg53-54.) Among the dignitarie...
Scene one In a simple room in house within the forest, Bengo and leaders of revolution are meeting to deliberate on the oncoming revolution. They are also waiting to hear from Reverend Sangoi. The whole operation depends on whether Sangoi will agree to be the people’s new leader or not. When she comes through, she accepts to lead the people and ask...
Jan 17, 2022 · Lacuna kills his own father to take over leadership in Kutula. It is an act of betrayal, assassination. He claims that his father ran down the country and needed to pay up with his life. The state has betrayed its own.
Jun 21, 2021 · Inheritance is a play that revolves around individuality and the perspective of development as seen by modern day ‘independent’ African states. In the play, particularly the prologue, we get to find that the King of Kutula wanted real independence for his people.
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Mar 26, 2020 · The play explores inheritance and its pains to the society. As it were, the people believed in the their leaders, especially King Kutula. On the one hand, locals believed that King Kutula had blessed Princess Sangoi- later Reverend Sangoi as the rightful heir to the throne.