Kenneth Kaunda is revered as one of the early African leaders, nationalists, visionaries, who led their countries to political independence; in this case Zambia. By the time he published this book, Zambia was more or less on the cusp of such independence. Remarkably, Kaunda would go on to lead the country for almost 3 decades! (And by the way he is still alive, and on the way to becoming a centenarian.)
Kaunda always loved literacy and education from the very beginning, as both his parents were teachers (his father also a parson). All this we learn from this work, the early life of Kenneth Kaunda, and his determination to garner political freedom for his country (ironic that much later on in his life, Kaunda would somewhat be persecuted on the grounds that he was not even a Zambian!) His commitment to Zambia is very much obvious here, how education could help in forging the country ahead (Kaunda whilst in power did start wholesale changes/innovations in the educational sector)
Kaunda met the young lady - Betty - who would become his wife early in life, and they were to be together as man and wife for some 60 years, before her death. In this work, we see the hard work Kaunda and his then political colleagues put in, the meetings, the strategies, the sacrifices including incarceration - with the patent vision in sight: the political independence of Zambia. The latter country has now been "free" for well over 50 years; but we can look back on the genesis (generally) in this book
Kaunda always loved literacy and education from the very beginning, as both his parents were teachers (his father also a parson). All this we learn from this work, the early life of Kenneth Kaunda, and his determination to garner political freedom for his country (ironic that much later on in his life, Kaunda would somewhat be persecuted on the grounds that he was not even a Zambian!) His commitment to Zambia is very much obvious here, how education could help in forging the country ahead (Kaunda whilst in power did start wholesale changes/innovations in the educational sector)
Kaunda met the young lady - Betty - who would become his wife early in life, and they were to be together as man and wife for some 60 years, before her death. In this work, we see the hard work Kaunda and his then political colleagues put in, the meetings, the strategies, the sacrifices including incarceration - with the patent vision in sight: the political independence of Zambia. The latter country has now been "free" for well over 50 years; but we can look back on the genesis (generally) in this book
GREAT MAN, Pa Kaunda. Reassuring that he is still with us
ReplyDeleteI remember the book was recommended reading for students long ago
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