In this play Nyaga, a literary epic hero, has some success dealing with the evil in the land. Then, forgetting where his help has come from, he becomes proud and comes to a tragic end.

This is one of the most stirring tales from the folklore of East and Central Africa. Mugasha is a deity-king who harnesses natural elements and uses them to recapture the usurped kingdom of his father. He is in many ways a symbol of the indefatigable human zeal in the search for liberty and justice.