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came away with the impression that Rumanika 

 was truthful, benevolent, mild, and altogether a 

 fine character. 



When the master-hand was removed, and a 

 youth, Kajeti, brought up in a dissolute and licen- 

 tious court, came to the throne at an early age, 

 then things at once fell to pieces. A colony of 

 Arabs established themselves at Kitangule and 

 dominated all the neighbourhood of his north- 

 eastern border, though now these will probably 

 be soon driven out by the Germans, who have the 

 whole eastern border under their control. 



On the south the two districts, Buhimba and 

 Kakaruka, being driven to extremities by the exac- 

 tions of Kajeti' s weak and unprincipled favourites, 

 have thrown off all allegiance. 



Along the whole western border, that is along 

 the Kagera river, the country is completely unin- 

 habited. I passed numerous banana plantations, 

 which are neglected and becoming overgrown with 

 weeds, and destroyed. The two fringing semi- 

 independent states on the west bank of the Kagera, 

 Kishakka, and Sangwe, have by their continual 

 raids produced this effect. The people received no 

 protection, and were obliged to go. 



In the immediate neighbourhood of Werowangi, 

 Kajeti's capital, I saw the manner in which the 

 labouring classes were oppressed by the exactions of 

 the Court. My guide from Latoma, after receiving 

 his present, bolted homewards so as not to be 



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