Kiongozi

Kiongozi is a lion who appeared in The African Prairie. He is the deceased king of the Prairielands, and the father of Kiburi. He is wise and thoughtful, and knows the ways of the Great Circle of Life. After his death, he persuaded Kiburi to go back in a spiritual form.

Early Life
Kiongozi was a thief from very time of his birth. He was only a day old, when he stole food from brother. On the way, he found some salt, which he put on a gazelle he killed, and found that it tasted better. After bringing the salt to his quarters in Emperor Rock, he resumed his journey.

He succeeded in taking most of the food, but the snatch hadn't gone unnoticed (a leopard had seen it). He made the leopard promise not to tell. However, he disguised himself as Shukrani and asked who had done it, just so he could test his honesty, promising in exchange a deer.

The greedy leopard, unable to control himself, told the story to "Shukrani", and Kiongozi, revealing himself, killed him on the spot.

However, his brother later found out who did it, and charged Kiongozi with theft from a relative. Kiongozi was so cunning that he even pretended to not know what food was. His brother threatened to exile him to the