Mzee Dalu
He is an old man in his 60s, a widower, father to Jasiri and Mbura, leader of the Funzi people and an ardent believer in their traditional customs. Before dying he expresses his wish to have Jasiri as his preferred successor, something which doesn’t go well with Mbura who feels he has the right to be the successor as he is the eldest son. After his demise, the tension culminates.