Summary

The narrative explains the crowd of people who attended the dedication ceremony for the Marching to Heaven program, where the women’s protest was staged, was the largest ever in Aburiria due to the government-spread rumors that money would be handed out free to all who showed up. NGOs were created to advise people on how to get and manage the money they would receive.

Back in the present moment, Nyawira tells Kamiti her perspective, and more about the women’s protest she helped stage. On the day of the ceremony, they had gone early to get situated. Machokali in his opening remarks stresses that the Ruler is willing to accept all the requirements and conditions that the World Bank will demand in exchange for the loan. Machokali invites a number of dance troupes to the stage. The last group is the women...