Kamiti wa Karimiri

Kamiti wa Karimi is the novel’s central protagonist. He is the character who most often plays the role of Wizard of the Crow. It is revealed in the early chapters that, while Kamiti comes from humble roots, he has managed to attain a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s of Business Management. He has studied in India, an experience that left a profound intellectual and spiritual mark on him. Over the course of the novel, Kamiti falls in love with Grace Nyawira. He and Nyawira have plans to marry at the end of the novel.

Kamiti’s character arc revolves around his increasing political consciousness and will. At the beginning of the novel, Kamiti is absorbed in his desire to find a job. He has left his small town of Kiambugi in search of employment, only to end up begging on the...