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war-drums, rifles, gunpowder, and cartridges to the Fort. It 

 was a hard day's work, and I was dead tired when I went 

 to bed. 



Next day all the great chiefs, with the exception of Mwanika, 

 assembled at the Fort. I demanded the surrender of Mwanika 

 to stand his trial on a charge of trying to foment and raise a 

 rebellion against the British Government. I hinted that all 

 present would have to remain and wait till Mwanika appeared. 

 Thereupon urgent messengers were despatched by the chiefs 

 ordering Mwanika to appear at once. He came, and was 



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allowed to depart again, as both the Protestant Prime Minister 

 and the Sekibobo went surety for ]\Iwanika's future behaviour. 

 The Sekibobo was a man I greatly esteemed. He was a loyal 

 supporter of English rule in Uganda. His word could be 

 safely relied on ; and his word being pledged that Mwanika's 

 future behaviour should be above suspicion, was, in my 

 opinion, the best security that Mwanika would now be ren- 

 dered absolutely harmless. The Sekibobo has died since, 

 and the Government has lost in him a strong support. The 

 assembled chiefs then agreed that Mw^anika's confiscated war 

 material should remain in the Fort for four months, and 

 should then be restored, if not another rumour as to his dis- 

 loyalty w^as heard; but that it should be permanently seized 



