Who is Gitoko from A Grain of Wheat and what is their importance? A_Grain_of_Wheat English & Literature Gitoko | A Grain of Wheat

Gitoko was born deaf and dumb. He was a handsome, large man, and he made money doing errands and lived with his mother. During World War II, when English troops came to the village, Gitoko started running home to see if his mother was okay. He didn't hear a soldier telling him to halt and was shot dead. His mother sees Mugo and thinks he is her son come back to her.