“WHEREBY, YOU ARE A ZAMBIAN RECORDING ARTIST BASED ON THE COPPERBELT POPULARLY KNOWN AS “CAVMAN.” BORN ON THE 4TH OF APRIL, 1988 YOU WERE INSPIRED TO CHANGE YOUR GENRE OF MUSIC FROM SECULAR TO POLITICAL DUE TO INJUSTICE INCLUDING THE HIGH COST OF LIVING AND BAD GOVERNANCE, AMONG OTHER ISSUES WHICH WERE AFFECTING YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU PRODUCED SONGS SUCH AS “ELEISA DRIVER” WHICH WAS THE FLAGSHIP SONG FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. YOUR SONG HIGHLIGHTED THE RISING COST OF LIVING AND HOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE COULD NOT MANAGE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS MEALIE-MEAL, SUGAR AND SALT. AT THE PEAK OF THE AUGUST 2021 POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, YOU CAME UP WITH ANOTHER POPULAR POLITICAL SONG CALLED “TATWAFOLA” WHICH TALKED ABOUT HOW “CADERISM” HAD TAKEN OVER CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICES AND DELAYED SALARIES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS AMONG OTHERS. WHEREBY, PRIOR TO THE AUGUST 2021 ELECTIONS YOUR HOUSE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY CADRES THAT VIEWED YOUR MUSIC AS A THREAT TO THEIR POLITICAL DISCOURSE. YOU THEN DECIDED TO SEEK REFUGE IN A SECURED PLACE FOR FEAR OF BEING ATTACKED. YOUR PROWESS IN COMBINING GOVERNANCE MATTERS IN YOUR MUSIC USING VERNACULAR LANGUAGE HAD HELPED SHAPE THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE OF THE COUNTRY, AS YOUR MUSIC WAS WIDELY ACCEPTED AMONG THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY POOR GOVERNANCE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTHS. YOUR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE POOR THROUGH YOUR MUSIC IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | — |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 1546 |
| Gazette Vol. | — |
| Gazette Date | — |
| Posthumous | No |
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