Kasempa Chiefdom · North-Western Province · Zambia
Kasempa Royal Establishment
The traditional authority of Senior Chief Kasempa, custodian of the Bena Kyowa — the Mushroom Clan — and of the Kaonde people who have kept their fire at Kamusongolwa Hill since 1882.
Who we are
The custodians of the Kasempa Chieftaincy and its dynasty
The Kasempa Royal Establishment is the institution through which Senior Chief Kasempa governs the traditional affairs of the Kaonde people of the Kasempa Chiefdom. It is the seat of customary law, the keeper of the royal lineage, and the voice of the chiefdom in its dealings with government, industry and the wider nation.
About the EstablishmentExplore
The chiefdom, in six chapters
The ThroneSenior Chief KasempaThe living link between the Kaonde of today and the ancestors who made the journey from Katanga.Read on →
Our storyHistoryThe Kaonde trace their descent from the Sanga chiefdom of southern Katanga. Their journey ends, and their capital begins, on a hill in the middle of what is now the Kasempa Chiefdom.Read on →
The sacred hillKamusongolwa HillA granite dome rising out of the miombo above Kasempa Boma — where Jipumpu built his capital, where the Kaonde turned back a kingdom, and where the chiefdom still climbs to remember.Read on →1911 — 1912 · ShakutenukaShakutenukaThe story of Tumiwa, who answered for the Kaonde men who went to the mines and did not come home.Read on →
The ceremonial yearCeremoniesThe moments when the Kaonde renew their covenant with the land, the ancestors and one another.Read on →
KaimbweKaimbwe SaltOut on the dambo the ground turns white. The women of Kasempa have worked the Kaimbwe salt pan for as long as the Kaonde have been in this country.Read on →From the Royal Secretariat
News & announcements
Notices of the Royal Establishment, the ceremonial season, and matters concerning the chiefdom.
There are no notices at this time. Announcements of the Royal Establishment will appear here.
Visit
Come to Kasempa
Kamusongolwa Hill, the Royal Palace, and Juba ja Nsomo on 6 June every year.