The Dark Circle

By Chrispinus Mutimba

The book literally is a dramatic play which can be staged, it is written in an east African setting, it is full of drama addressing politspo, corruptions, assassination, and many more vices within African governments. The book is worth your time. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chrispinus Mutimba
• Release date: Jun 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393146315

Book preview

I say:

Idon't know how I could have done it if not this way,  my point is whatever errors I might have made it is better this way. I am perfect  I don't want to say that. I will be cheating myself. I honestly have wished to have my work in print,  yet to achieve. My high school life was 60% spent on writting of what most called mswada A friend or two will mock,  really that served me well as it added up my motives. Was a driving motive indeed. I loved it when they got annoyed of me.

As a teenager, I have always grown up developing great and emotional interest in writting. I wrote,  I still write and wil live to write. Many atimes you just find what you write not interesting,  that is much dissapointing,  as a result you tear up the work . Think of the time spent on it, it is a waste of a very valuable resource. I mean I did all this.

A friend would bring a new novel if not play,  funny enough he would not read,  he hardly read. Instead for me I would read. Explain it in my own understanding.I mean I loved it when I gave my understandings of the book,  would argue with author's ideas and frame it into my own thinking way. It is surely hard to find errors in some of the books,  for instance, never ones will you find apont to correct in Ngugi's or Chinua's work. Hard it is. I always marvell at their works. I would be like,  Why was I not the first to reason in this manner? How is he doing this? Such are the questions I always mentally encounter when reading their works.

I always proclaimed myself as the African Shakespear a tittle everyone owns now. Funny are humans, still they will pinn me,  they would say I am the Walibora of Kenya but Kenya we already have a Walibora. Some will be like, I am the Zuckerback of future such in a case I feel defeated,  why? Obviously the man is rich. Richness is some of the matters I find interest addressing. The Circle of Shrewdness I mus admit to be an idea I borrow in various works just but to mention; Bertolt Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle. Short story by Ngugi Mercediz Benz Funeral Merchant of Venice by the prominent Shakespear. Henrik Ibsen's  Enemy of The People" and ofcourse alot of biblical illusions. Those are just afew. Still this does not make my work perfect,  I pray for long life,  one will come in that period.

Matters  in the play will include but not limited to corruption, injustice among other evils in the society. Chifu being mayor's advisor is misleading. Taku on the other is an informer who delays or unnecessarily informs the mayor. The city will symbolically represnt some of the projects third world nations will go into debt to fund despite of tgeir limited benefits.

The power too our parliament holds has led to formulation of laws that intimidate the citizens. Such will include mayor's treason act passed in line with King'o's case. I make use of Keru,  mayor's own son to proclaim the word of courage. In that those close and related to leaders should never sleep or stand to see evils being perpetuated in any society. More unveillings about injustice are as seen in Jay Jay's judgements where he fails to stand with the marginalized. He defends what Mandi terms as National Treasures

I make use of the prelude to introduce my audience to the highlights present within the play. The style actually is an idea I borrow from Brechts' The Caucasian Chalk Circle  but I must say I am a bit innovative as I use a presenter(radio) unlike in his case where he applies use of a singer.  Alot of  things are highlighted in the play.

My stand at the end is that we have to forgive.  For prosperity their must be forgiveness. He that forgives not man,  the same will not receive forgiveness from God.

Am looking forwad to have it published. Even if it were only one copy for myself. I tell you,  anyone I come across will read of it. Expectations should be higher as more is in process.

By Sir. Mutimba Chrispinus.

THE DARK CIRCLE

PRELUDE

Old man at the centre

Old man on the left

Old woman

The short man

Characters

Mayor- the administrator

King’o – the activist

Keru- mayor’s son

Commander- in charge of mayor’s army

Policeman 1&2- civil servants

Voices- the residents

Child 1- also Jane

Child 2- also Irene

Child 3- also Pamela

Habida- a resident

Taku- mayor’s informer

Chifu- mayor’s legal adviser

Jay jay- the judge

Amesa- director of prosecution

Amanita –resident/complainant

Tundo –amanitas’ fiancée

Man 1&2-aminata’s husbands

Mbavu- the priest

Manda & Rungu- residents

Juliana- a lady complainant

Notary –defendant’s lawyer

Orphan –accused

Defendant –sues the enfeebled lady

The Enfeebled lady

Prelude

(in a grass thatched hut sits two old men. The hut is dimly lit and as they listen to soothing jazz music they keep on conferring )

Old man at the centre: Oh, how wrong furnished our current generation is?

Old man on the left:  (laughing) we are blamed for the same my age.

Old  man at centre: And so I had to say they are wrongly informed..

Old man on the left:  that will not stand alone, recently I met Hassan’s daughter, were it not for her local accent, I would have confused her to some white people I see on our beaches

Old man at the centre: Devastating I tell you, moron remains to be the olds to them, ones reputed an iron is only bent while hot, ones it cools the smith man has to use more muscles. So has been the current generation. We should careless of what is to happen to their younger ones.

Old man on the left: Take it upon yourself my age ,teach the world rightfully show them the truth. Denial from them is also an accepted opinion.