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Nandi (c. 1760 – October 10, 1827) was a daughter of Bhebhe, a past chief of the Langeni tribe and the mother of the legendary Shaka, King of the Zulus.
Shaka's father was Senzangakhona kaJama, chieftain of the Zulu clan, which was small and insignificant at the time. Senzangakhona apparently impregnated Nandi during an act of uku-hlobonga, a form of coitus interruptus allowed to unmarried couples at a time known as "the fun of the roads" (ama hlay endlela), but the lovers became carried away. After giving birth to her illegitimate son, Nandi spent many hard years being shuffled back and forth between the Zulus and her own tribe. During that time she also had to protect her son from famine, assassination attempts, and his own destructive temper.
Despite the hard times they endured together, or perhaps because of them, Shaka loved his mother almost to the point of worship.
Nandi died of dysentery on October 10, 1827.
Her grave can be found outside Eshowe, off the old Empangeni road. The grave is marked Nindi. On March 11, 2011 the Mhlongo Committee met at Eshowe with the Office of the KZN (kwaZulu-Natal) Premier and Amafa about the finalisation of the plans for Princess Nandi's grave near Eshowe. It was agreed that there would be an officially opening day in May 2011 to present Queen Nandi’s grave after the approval of the designs suggested by abaHlongo. Nandi was born in Melmoth in 1760 into the Mhlongo people and for that reason it was also agreed that the name on the grave shall be "Princess Nandi Mhlongo, Mother of King Shaka". The Bhebhe and Mhlongo people of eLangeni are one people.
The Nandi are part of the Kalenjin ethnic group found in East Africa. They traditionally have lived and still form the majority in the highland areas of the Nandi Hills in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. They speak the Kalenjin language.
Main Article: Kalenjin History
According to the Kalenjin narrative of origin, the Nandi section was formed from the separation of what had been a combined group of Kipsigis and Nandi. They had been living at Rongai near Nakuru as a united group for a century before they were forced to separate due to antagonistic environmental factors, notably droughts and invasion of the Maasai from Uasin Gishu. The Kipsigis moved southwards, settling around Kericho while the Nandi moved west and settled at Aldai.
The traditional Nandi account is that the first settlers in their country came from Elgon, and formed the Kipoiis clan; a name that possibly means 'the spirits'. They were led by a man named Kakipoch, founder of the Nandi section of the Kalenjin. They are said to have settled in the emet (county) of Aldai in south-western Nandi. Kakipoch's people were later joined by a few Kipsikis, who were then followed by people from the other Kalenjin branches.
One, two, three, here comes the danger
Love's not free it's not a legend
I can't stand into the fire
I can't wait my burning love goes
Fightin' for the right to live my
Life the way I feel
Waiting for the weapon then I'll
Shoot him to the heart
Love Killer (oh oh oh love killer)
In my dreams I feel like a rambo that killed the
Love Killer (oh oh oh love killer)
And the world will scream to me louder so happy
It destroys the generations
It is like the radiation
To the core I'll put my finger