Nabongo Musui (also Musuwi) was one of the sons of

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, ...

. 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 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 ki ...

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 Matungu is a small town in the Western Province of Kenya. It is located in the Kakamega County. The Matungu Constituency carved out of the larger Mumias Constituency in 1997. It was created following complaints by a section of residents of Mumias ...

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 of other kings of Wanga Kingdom:

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{{Reflist History of Kenya Monarchs in Africa 12th-century births 1274 deaths Year of birth unknown

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