A hero, powerful soldier and chief of Taita people, whose exact date of birth is not yet known, though believed to have been born in 1842 at Mwanda Kwa Weni Ngasu. He was a married person, married to three wives. The first wife was Mrs. Zighe Mshote from Mrughuwa,Msudu village. Second wife was from Bura, Mrs. Mfwa Mwaghowa, from Kashinyi village and the third wife, Mrs. Mfwa Ndaghina from Mwanda Njawuli. From the three wives, Mwangeka had four sons and two daughters. One of his surviving granddaughters Mrs. Maurine Ari Chorongo, was born in 1945. This is the fifth daughter to Mwaumba. Mwaumba died at the age of 91 years.
