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Hatibu is a foil to Tajeer his father. He contrasts with his father in his approach to the way he relates with the members of the community. He represents the relatively most rational business tycoons. However, he is far from being perfect as he sometimes acts out of the influence of ulterior motives. Be that as it may, he plays a major role by augmenting the traits of the other characters in the text, especially the character of Tajeer. When he visits Kibichi at his homestead, he devotes his time carefully explaining the purpose of their visit. This indicates that he believes in dialogue. His argument is valid in the sense that he is backed by the law that gives his family the right of ownership of the land. However, no matter how legally justified he is, the fact remains that he lacks consideration of the native villagers. He takes advantage of the corrupt, incompetent and unsympathetic government. Thus Hatibu can be regarded as insincere and an opportunist. Hatibu comes...