This story is a simple account of the effects of the struggle for
black emancipation in Kenya on the lives of common black people, as well
as the whites. It begins with the enrolment of a young boy at
preparatory school, spans over a decade and ends with the unsuccessful
attempt by the frustrated young man to hang himself, after losing his
admission at school, most of his family, and the girl he loved to the
struggle.
The
story has a lot of social and political messages: about the hunger of
Kenyans for education, the injustice of how whites systematically
deprived blacks of their land; about white women not being different
from black women sexually; the polygamous family system; the stupidity
of ethnic distrust; how leaders are motivated by selfish interests
rather than a higher moral belief; the senseless killings by both races;
the lack of belief in God by some whites; the presence of love between
children whose parents were enemies; the manipulation of blacks against
each other by whites.
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