gwatha

v.

1. to rule, control. To rule, control, govern. To exercise authority or dominion over something or someone; to have mastery or command.

Example: Mũndũ ũtahotaga gwatha ngoro yake (A city breached and left defenseless); Ĩ nderi-rĩ, nĩ gwatha gwaku gũtũmaga yambate o kwambata, (Does the eagle fly up at your command)