The Forgotten Kingdom

Denford Jera 2 stories

Summary

The challenge of poor economies/societies in catching up with developed communities is the absence of leadership skills. The bold and the daring often assume leadership posts meant for the talented The Forgotten Kingdom Manuscript The Forgotten kingdom is a novel by Denford Jera, a Zimbabwean upcoming writer. The book is about an African community untouched by colonization that is now battling to play catch up with other surrounding communities in terms of civilization development that was laid by the colonialists. The book explores various challenges faced by African countries in trying to proceed further from the foundation laid by the colonial masters and the donor community. The problems range from brain drain, lack of leadership skills or rather absence of systems that promote the ascendency to leadership positions of only those individuals with proven leadership and management skills, conservative mentality that limits exploration of life itself and absence of sacrifice by current generations to set a solid stage for future generations The book is centred on a youthful chief, Nicodemus Musharu, who is selected by the spirits of the land to inherit the throne after his father ahead of his elder brothers. The selection of Nicodemus ahead of his two elder brothers symbolises how leadership skills are ignored in the African leadership nominations. His elder brothers had mo