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Nabongo Wabala
Wabala was a ''Nabongo'' (King) who ruled the '' Abawanga'' around 1140 - 1190. His father was called Nabongo Wanga, the founding father of the famous Wanga Kingdom. It is said that Nabongo Wanga had several sons among them: Murono, Muniafu, Wabala, Namagwa and Mutende and that when his death came, there arose a succession dispute between his sons. Wanga had appointed Wabala as his successor over his elder brother, Murono. In the course of all the dispute, Wabala was assassinated in Bukhayo, and it was alleged that Murono was the one who instigated his brother's murder. Murono therefore arose to power at Matungu and enjoyed a short period of rein as the Nabongo. Later on, Wabala's son called Musui embattled Murono and Musui emerged to be the winner. Murono felt so defeated and rejected, there, he went across River Nzoia and established another kingdom at Indangalasia. See also *List of rulers of Wanga List of rulers of Wanga Kingdom in Kenya. Though the Wanga kingdom king's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanga
The Wanga kingdom is a Bantu kingdom within Kenya, consisting of the Wanga (Abawanga) tribe of the Luhya people (Abaluyia). At its peak the kingdom covered an expansive area from Jinja in west to Naivasha in the East African Rift. The Wanga kingdom was a significant African empire and the most organized structure of government in pre-colonial Kenya politically, economically, and militarily. In 2016 the Wanga numbered around 700,000, mostly occupying the Kakamega County, Western Province, Kenya. The seat of power is located in Mumias. The Wanga are one of 19 tribes of the Luhya people. There are 22 clans that comprise the Wanga tribe. The Wanga retain the Nabongo, as their monarch. The Abashitse clan holds the royal lineage of the Nabongo. The current Nabongo is Peter Mumia II. Etymology The name Wanga is eponymous, originating from name of the kingdoms founder, Nabongo Wanga. The name Wanga refers to the people as well as their descent and geographical location. The ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabongo Wanga
Nabongo Wanga was the founding father of the today's Wanga subtribe of the Luhya tribe of Kenya. He was born around 1050 A.D. His reign was between 1100 A.D. to his death around 1140 A.D. Birth and early life Nabongo Wanga was born in the year 1050 A.D. of King Mwanga III. His early life history goes back to his ancestors who were part of the migration that settled in the Kampala area and formed the Buganda Kingdom. In their culture, it was a belief that a king’s paternal brother or paternal cousin is eligible for succession to the throne and thus he poses a threat to the reigning king. Accordingly, a ''Baganda'' prince ''(omulangira)'' called Kanyiri, a son of Mawanda of Buganda fled to the Tiriki area in the current Kakamega County (formerly Western Province) of Kenya in the upheaval that followed the murder of his father Mawanda of Buganda by a group of Ganda princes led by his cousin Mwanga I of Buganda Mwanga I Sebanakitta was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabongo Musui
Nabongo Musui (also Musuwi) was one of the sons of Nabongo Wabala. Musuwi was possibly born in the 12th century in Matungu where the Wanga Kingdom's capital (Itookho) was located. There is no much information about his childhood. What is well known about Nabongo Musui is that when his grandfather, Wanga was about to die, he appointed Musui's father, Wabala as his successor over his elder brother, Murono. This caused a dispute among Wabala and Murono. Later, Wabala was assassinated in Bukhayo, so it was alleged that Murono was the one who had instigated his brother's murder. Murono therefore took power at Matungu and lasted a short period of rein as the Nabongo. Later on, Musui, Wabala's son engaged with his uncle, Murono in a battle and Musui emerged a winner. This made Murono to feel defeated and rejected. So, he decided to cross River Nzoia and established another kingdom at Indangalasia. At Matungu, Musui took power in 1190 till his death in 1274. The table below shows a list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nzoia River
The Nzoia River is a Kenyan river, rising from Cherangany hills. It passes through Kapsara, Springer ,Moi's bridge then crosses to Kakamega county.It flows south and then west, eventually flowing into Lake Victoria near the town of Port Victoria. The river has a discharge of about 118 m3/s or about 3,721 million cubic metres annually, making it the second biggest river in the country by discharge. The river is important to Western Kenya, flowing through a region estimated to be populated by over 3.5 million people. Its waters provide irrigation all year round, while the annual floods around the lowland area of Budalang'i deposit sediment that contributes to the area's good agricultural production. Around the industrial region centred at Webuye, the river absorbs a lot of effluent from the paper and sugar factories in the area. The river has a number of spectacular waterfalls, and is thought to possess good hydroelectricity generation potential. The river experiences annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rulers Of Wanga
List of rulers of Wanga Kingdom in Kenya. Though the Wanga kingdom king's list actually starts from the re-known founder Wanga, some researchers date them back to the old Egyptian kings time where they were under the leadership of Makata. They assert that through their migration, they passed through many places such as Cameroon, Ethiopia where they were under the leadership of Simbi and Nangwera. While in Uganda they were ruled by several Buganda kings such as Muteesa, Kamaanyi, Mwanga (also Muwanga), Mbwoli (also Mbwoti), Muwanga II. Later, Wamoyi settled in Ibanda in Samia (Uganda), and Muwanga III, his son, migrated to Lela in Nyanza Kenya around the 10th century. The children of Muwanga III were Khabiakala, Wamoyi, Wanga, Wekhoba, Mukoya, Mutende and Sakwa. They all dispersed to different regions to search for a better place to live. Muwanga III's son called Sakwa migrated to Bondo along the Lake Victoria basin. The other son Mutende, migrated southwards and settled in Kuria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Kenya
A part of Eastern Africa, the territory of what is known as Kenya has seen human habitation since the beginning of the Lower Paleolithic. The Bantu expansion from a West African centre of dispersal reached the area by the 1st millennium AD. With the borders of the modern state at the crossroads of the Bantu, Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic ethno-linguistic areas of Africa, Kenya is a truly multi-ethnic state. The European and Arab presence in Mombasa dates to the Early Modern period, but European exploration of the interior began in the 19th century. The British Empire established the East Africa Protectorate in 1895, from 1920 known as the Kenya Colony. The independent Republic of Kenya was formed in 1963. It was ruled as a de facto one-party state by the Kenya African National Union (KANU), led by Jomo Kenyatta from 1963 to 1978. Kenyatta was succeeded by Daniel arap Moi, who ruled until 2002. Moi attempted to transform the ''de facto'' one-party status of Kenya into a ''de ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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