When Murono died, he was succeeded by his son Kitai, who oppressed the people greatly. He robbed them of their best milk cattle, and it is related of him that, when he heard of any specially fine beast, he would go to the owner’s village and remaining there would refuse all meat and drink, until the man, fearing lest his chief should die in his own village, gave up the cow to him.

So the people wearied of Kitai’s oppression, and one by one they crossed over the Nzaea into Loreko, until he was finally left with scarcely any people to rule over.

When therefore Musui was crowned king, the people came to him and said: " Look at Kitai, how because of his oppression of us he is left without any people; see to it therefore that, when you die, your children do not do as he has done, or else we cannot give them the copper bracelet," and Musui agreed to what they said; and I think there is no doubt that his descendants have on the whole faithfully kept this promise.1

1Dundas, K.R.n/an/an/an/a, , 22.