Bondei elders were unable to choose a jumbe Mkuu twice more between the wars, in 1930 and 1934, and were forced to accept the government's candidacy of persons with Kilindi ties. Bondei acquired the skill of presenting political assertions in terms of the past in the interim.
The Bondei people were unable to choose their own leader (Mkuu) due to political pressure from the government, which favored candidates with ties to the Kilindi clan. To navigate this situation, Bondei elders developed the ability to present their political arguments in a historical context.