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Matigari ma Njirũũngi

This is the protagonist of the novel. He returns to his country after fighting colonists for many years and searches for truth and justice.

Mũriũki

This young character lives in a scrapyard with other children and sleeps in an old Mercedes.

Ngarũro wa Kirĩro

This character is the ringleader of the factory workers' strike. He is arrested and later shot and killed.

Settler Williams

The protagonist spends years fighting this character who represents colonialism.

Robert Williams

This is the son of the person the protagonist fights for years in the wilderness.

John Boy Junior

This character now owns the house, which the protagonist says is rightfully his. This person tells the protagonist he must present a title deed to prove his ownership.

Gũthera

This character becomes a prostitute to support her family after her father is killed for alleged terrorism...

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