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

Lieutenant Koina is a Kenyan rebel, who fights in the forest with Kihika. Koina is a cook during World War II. Afterward, he has trouble finding a job, always expecting better conditions. Koina becomes a houseboy for Dr. Lynd. Koina likes her dog but becomes resentful when he realizes how much better the dog of a white woman lives than many black people. He ties up Dr. Lynd and kills her dog in front of her, before stealing her guns and running away with the rebels.