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The Nwaswitshakas started messing with the Kambulas even before the BBoys killed the Othawa male. So thats probably not it. Though the death of Tinyo may have convinced them to actually start staking claims.
I believe that infertile lionesses are more an asset than a defect for that reason. Their constant drive to mate keeps resident males from wandering of and would be invaders at bay.
In the worst case, lets say Gore dies today. That leaves the Nwaswitshakas at 3 members. If they split up, and they likely will at times, this will leave one pride defended by occasionally 1 lion. This would be a perfect moment to strike for rivals. Bringing the coalition down to two, which then have to split aswell if they dont want to leave a pride defenseless for a period. Making them more vulnerable again.
So they are not a undefeatable force and their new territory may be to large for them in the long run. However there are currently no wandering nomadic coalitions around that can or are willing to challenge them. Even down to one.
Even the PC males, which have the numbers, are more likely to go after DM than venture south. If they are up for a fight at all.