 Joseph Thompson in 1883, came across a deserted village which he called Dondolè.According to the narratives told to Thompson, the Kwavi were scattered and dispersed as migrants into a number of areas and communities, including;

MacDonald noted that the survivors of this conflict were at that time scattered remnants in 'Nandi, Kavirondo or Ketosh'.Johnston (1886), recognized that the Loikop were "divided into many classes, tribes and even independent nations".