26 January 2018

Kalahari Herald Chronicles 26 January 2018 3#85

                  DAILY NEWS FROM MAMLAKAT KALAHARI    26 January 2018
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KING ANNOUNCES ROYAL COUNCIL!

STUNNING DEVELOPMENT: HE SELECTS ALL CANDIDATES!

EHLINE, NILASSO, SAMAIRA VALENTINA, STEPHANIE BROWN 
AND WILLOW JOIN MINISTERS MAGDY AND AFRAA AL ABID


King Hassan and Queen Dara

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King Hassan showers Candidates with Praise

Dear Residents,

After reading the statements and speeches of the five candidates for the elections, your King was overwhelmed with a pride for his residents, and he was excited by the offers to take up activities or work out ideas. He re-counted his treasure box and calculated if it was possible to have a Royal Council consisting of 7 people (including Ministers). After long calculations, your King found a solution with limited effect on his budget. By switching 100% to local tea blends, the Palace housekeepers will save enough money to pay the expenses of 7 Council members.

The Voice of the People!

Thus, I declare that the Royal Council of Kalahari will consist of seven members, chaired by Minister Afraa al Abid. In voting, the vote of Minister al Abid has the same weight as any other member. The priority in decision making will be:

1) If the King is present, he decides
2) If the King is out of the country and the Queen is present, 
Queen Dara will decide
3) If possible the King or Queen will take the advice of the Council into account
4) If neither the King nor the Queen is in our land, the Council can take decisions with a majority of 4 (out of 7) votes.

Following residents will be nominated to the Council.

Ehline
Nilasso
Stephanie Brown
Samaira Valentina
Willow
Minister Afraa al Abid
Minister Magdy

Apart from taking decisions I also expect the Royal Council to come up with new ideas and support the further development of our land.

I expect everyone to fully support the new Royal Council members in the execution of their tasks


Hassan ibn Trrrol, Lion of the Desert, King of Kalahari.

All glory to Kalahari!

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ROYAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE SPEECHES

(Sadly, Samaira Valentina's speech was lost at sea, but we will allow her to repeat it before all Kalaharians when she returns from her sea journey.)

EHLINE




My lovely people!

You all know me, Ehline the advisor to our strong King, advisor to our magic Finance Minister Magdy, almost wife to the famous doctor Ali Bin Haci and former Minister of Wine and Cakes.  After my success as a Minister, I am now a candidate for the Kalahari Royal Council.

My greatest achievement as Minister was the popular extra tax on wine. It made the Kalaharians sober up and stopped the violence on the streets. It also made it possible for me to buy a beautiful new tiara!

If I get elected I will work for the following suggestions.
*    a male dance contest that will bring a new cultural form to Kalahari
*    a law that says that a man that makes a woman pregnant must marry her
*    an investigation into the demon problem in Kalahari
*    a law that does not allow any houses to be higher than Doctor Ali's.

I will also work for any other suggestion you have, for a special fee.

To help you vote for the right person I will say something about the other candidates.

My friend lady Samaira is one of them. I am sorry to say she might not be the right woman for the job. We all know that Samaira got her house filled with wine barrels but has refused an inspection from the Minister of Wine and Cakes. So, what is she doing with all that wine? Let us all help Samaira with her drinking problem!

Another candidate is my friend lady Nilasso. French is an important language in diplomacy. I am afraid that Nila's French is horrible. I have never understood a word she says in French. I therefore don´t think she could work in the council.

I don´t know the other candidates but guess that they are just slaves and are not to be taken seriously.

Finally, you should know that I am a big donor to my former secretary Afraa's welfare fund. That will probably make it possible for me to see how you all vote. My father, Harbormaster Thorgrim, wants to see his daughter on the Council. When I give him the list of all that did not vote for me, I am worried that he will whip them! I hope you all think about this.

For the King and Kalahari! Ehline to the Council!

NILASSO



To all the people of Kalahari:

Recently, the King decides to create a Royal Council and to convoke all people of Kalahari to elect some members of this Council.  It’s an important duty, requiring a mix of experience, new ideas, and determination.

As manager of the Kalahari Garden of 1001 Pleasures, I have already shown my good knowledge of Kalahari, and I have developed many projects to improve our nice Kingdom.  Now, I would like to continue in this way and contribute to develop our Kingdom, in the respect of all the people of Kalahari, as member of the Royal Council. 

If I have some ideas on the development of our Kingdom, including the creation of a cultural pole with a museum and a theater and the development of new shops (barbers, drugstore), I think it’s especially important to consult the people of Kalahari (by a survey or otherwise) to see what they expect from our kingdom. Then we will make a coherent development plan. The King, the Ministers and many others are making great efforts to improve our kingdom, but we must also hear the voice of the people because the great wealth of Kalahari is the people of Kalahari! 

In addition, our projects and reforms must meet this criterion:  Be sure that people have fun to come in our beautiful kingdom because the great wealth of Kalahari is the people of Kalahari! 

I hope that our people will vote in large numbers during the elections, and that I will be able to deserve their trust for the important role of representing them on the Council.

Thank you, Nilasso

STEPHANIE BROWN




I believe that I could make a real contribution to the Kingdom of Kalahari if I was elected to the Council, most the citizens of Kalahari know me as the manager of the prison, but I am also work voluntarily in the mines and so have experience in dealing with both full Kalahari citizens and also slaves.

I am not standing as a candidate for the Council for personal gain but to ensure that the Kingdom is ruled in a safe and legitimate way for all citizens no matter how high or low they may be. I have noticed that this does not always happen and innocent people have been subjected to imprisonment and even made slaves on the word of others who themselves are not exactly innocent of, shall we say, indiscreet behaviour at the very least. If I was elected as a member of the council I would make it my duty to ensure that Kalahari is run for the well-being of all its citizens and that justice was fair for everyone.

Stephanie Brown: Prison Manager

WILLOW



Greetings to everyone present.

I am very honored to be a candidate for the Council of beautiful Kalahari, and I hope to represent all its residents and visitors. I also thank King Hassan lbn Trrol  for reviving the Council and making this possible for us.

As a member of the Council I would like to help Kalahari be even more attractive.
If I am elected to the Council, I will gladly put my energy into maintaining and renewing furniture that is broken or out of date. Even though we live here in the year 1550, maintenance is still necessary to keep things current.

In consultation with others on the Council, I also want to find suitable music to make dancing more pleasant, and to give life to quiet places. Of course, it would be music that fits the time in which we live.

Also, I would like to make improvements to the public buildings in Kalahari. I would like to modernize some of the furniture, add better animations. That would make the public buildings more attractive to both residents and visitors of Kalahari.

Gardening is a big hobby of mine, both in RL and in SL. I can also contribute in landscaping Kalahari.

If the Council needs me in other areas, they can count on me.

Thank you.

Willow: Slave of Peace Furst

And of course these Council members join 

SAMAIRA VALENTINA



MINISTER MAGDY


AFRAA AL ABID.



Glory to Kalahari!

Reaction to the King's Decision is wildly popular!

Afraa,

I would like to send a press release for the Kalahari Herald Chronicle:


"To all the people of Kalahari:

I would like to thank the King for his wise decision to nominate my highly valued and respected colleagues (Ehline, Samaira, Stephanie, and Willow) and myself to the Royal Council.

I’m sure that we share the great determination to help the King and the Ministers to develop our wonderful Kingdom and to make the people of Kalahari proud of their representatives on the Council.

Thanks to all people who supported us during the electoral process."

Glory to Kalahari!

Nilasso

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Afraa al Abid
Kalahari Herald

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