In Layila, Kakatua wan bi Lida, Coolie Forde rehearses some invaluable thoughts on the way forward for post war Sierra Leone. The play highlights the problems of good governance.  Through the vision of the main character, Aminata, the Author outlines the role she intends to play as an agent of change in Sierra Leone, which is in line with the Theme of the Commonwealth Lecture 2011 – “Women as agents of Change,”