He was seriously injured when the small aircraft he was travelling en route to Dar es Salaam crashed in Mbeya shortly after takeoff.
They retreated westwards into Usafwa, finally forcing the Wasafwa to build a new Utengule near present day Mbeya which was to become one of East Africa's most elaborate Bomas (A massive stone fortress, supposedly the largest in East Africa, later deliberately destroyed by the Germans.) for Merere II and his dynasty.
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Itaka, Tanzania, an administrative ward in the Mbozi District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
Malangali, Ileje, an administrative ward in Ileje District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Sange, Tanzania, an administrative ward in the Ileje district of the Mbeya Region