The Ntama Mugala Story

THE NTAMA MUGALA STORYThe Story of a Man Who Believed in BoysLong before Dr David Kaluba stood before audiences on international stages, he was a nervous four-year-old in the Junior Section of the 8th Kitwe Company of The Boys' Brigade in Zambia, being told by an officer named Ntamanyile "Ntama" Mugala that he could do something he did not yet believe he could do. That belief changed everything. This is the story of an ordinary man in an ordinary Copperbelt town who gave his evenings and weekends to a company of boys, demanding excellence, teaching discipline, and refusing to let a single one of them settle for less than he knew they were capable of, all without ever raising his voice in cruelty.
It is the story of drill competitions and polished shoes, Bible quizzes and Boys' Brigade badges, and a pilgrimage decades later to the Glasgow mission hall where it all began. And it is the story of the ordinary Tuesday evening that became, without warning, Ntama's last, and of the salute a grieving young man gave him at his graveside that has echoed through every platform David has stood on since.
Part memoir, part tribute, part call to the next generation, The Ntama Mugala Story is for anyone who has ever wondered whether quietly investing in a young person's life could really matter. It is proof that it can, and a challenge to become that person for somebody else.