Kimani Wa Karanja — Something of Value Character Profile

Kimani Wa Karanja - Something of Value

About Kimani Wa Karanja

A Kikuyu farmhand and Peter’s childhood friend who joins the Mau Mau rebellion after witnessing tribal injustices and his father’s imprisonment. He struggles with the movement's violence, eventually becoming a Mau Mau general, and tragically dies in a pit trap after refusing to kill his former friend.

Character Facts

Played by
Sidney Poitier
Appears in
Something of Value (1957)
Role
Supporting

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