The Zanzibari families however saw this blatant interference in the succession as an affront to their dignity and their traditional rights. Khalid was after all a grandson of the founding father of the Country, Sayyid Said. He had passed muster with the clans.
Familia za Kizanzibari hata hivyo ziliuona mwingilio huu wa waziwazi katika taratibu zao uongozi kama fujo kwa utu wao na haki zao za kimila. Khalid pia alikuwa mjukuu wa baba muasisi ya nchi, Sayyid Said. Alifaulu kuwa pamoja na koo na watu wengi.