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Why does Karanja fear the Thompson's leaving Kenya?
Karanja views Thompson as a symbol of whiteman's power, "unmovable like a rock." It was this power that transformed Kenya in sixty years, from wild bush into modern cities, complete with trains, airplanes, and skyscrapers. Karanja had a taste of this power himself, when he was Chief and "could make circumcised men cower before him, women scream by a lift of his finger." With Thompson leaving, this power source that Karanja has tied himself to, is leaving him behind. Karanja betrayed his people by joining the homeguard in exchange for the power bestowed to him from the whitemen. What will happen to Karanja and his...
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