However, by 1912 or 1913, Chilembwe had become more politically militant and openly voiced criticism over the state of African land rights in the Shire Highlands and of the conditions of labour tenants there, particularly on the A. L. Bruce Estates
Komabe, pofika m’chaka cha 1912 kapena 1913, Chilembwe anali atayamba kulimbana ndi ndale ndipo anadzudzula poyera za ufulu wa malo a mu Africa muno ku mapiri a Shire komanso mmene amakhalira anthu ogwira ntchito kumeneko, makamaka ku AL Bruce Estates 