and controlling the Mbona shrine at Nsanje, Two decades later, the region was colonised by the British, and the slave trade ended by the turn of the 20th century. a non-sovereign monarchy seated in Katete in eastern Zambia and extending into Malawi and Mozambique, claims continuation of Undi's lineage and the Kalonga institution. The annual Kulamba festival, held in the last week of August, involves chiefs from Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique convening at the paramount chief's palace to report to the Kalonga and defy colonial borders. Lundu's lineage also continues into modern times; from being a village headman in 1922, the Lundu was reinstated as the main traditional authority in the lower Shire Valley following Malawi's independence in 1964. The latter meant that even chiefs of non-Chewa groups such as the Nsenga were regarded as (originally honorary) sons or nephews of Maravi leaders. Some other clans included the Mwale, Linde, Kwenda, Mbewe, and Mphadwe. The Kalonga consulted the , who in turn consulted court attendants or guardians () and territorial chieftains ( or ), who consulted lineage or village chiefs, who then consulted the people. Philosopher Grivas Kayange argues that this was a form of deliberative and agonistic democracy. Consensus was highly valued, as demonstrated by various proverbs,