He taught them to construct protective trenches and organized a motivational exercise involving breast meat, encouraging warriors to pledge their loyalty to him.
[3] When the Waarusha announced plans to raid Siha, Saiye instructed his warriors to disguise themselves like the Masai and to allow the Warush to advance into the trenches without attacking until he signaled by killing one of their members.
At this time, the local Chagga weaponry consisted mainly of short spears with small spearheads, primarily crafted by blacksmiths in Mae, although most weapons were sourced from Usseri and Kibosho.
In exchange for shelter in mtaa Mrau, Mang'aro requested Saiye's assistance in displacing his brother to seize the chiefdom of Machame for himself.
"[3] Following Saiye's death in the late 1880s, the region descended into chaos due to the absence of capable leaders, leaving only elderly men to govern.