Although this prohibition applied to all missions, Chilembwe's mission was the closest; it became a natural focus for African agitation, and Chilembwe became the spokesman for African tenants on the Bruce Estates
Ngakhale kuti chiletsochi chinali pa mishoni zonse, cholinga cha Chilembwe chinali choyandikira kwambiri; Izi zidakhala zongochitika mwachilengedwe ku zipolowe za mu Africa, ndipo Chilembwe adakhala mneneri wa ma lendi aku Africa ku Bruce Estates