When Dupont arrived at Mambwe in 1895 he found that some of the independently minded Bemba Senior Chiefs were not opposed, and one of them, Makasa at Kayambi, gave Dupont a foothold in his area in 1895.
When Dupont arrived at Mambwe in 1895, some Bemba Senior Chiefs who were not resistant granted Dupont a position in their territory that same year.