Petals of Blood

 

Summary of Chapter 1

1.Munira had come from a vigil on the mountain when the police come for him, saying he is wanted at the Ilmorog police station for questioning about recent murders.

2. Abdulla is also approached, and he is locked in a cell at the station.

3. Wanja is at the hospital and a doctor says the police cannot see her because she is delirious.

4. Karega is asleep when the police come and bring him to the station. People gather outside, thinking he is in trouble for last night’s decision to strike, but the police say it is about murder.

5. The headline reads that Mzigo, Chui, and Kimeria, African directors of the Theng’eta Breweries and Enterprises Ltd., were burnt to death last night, and murder is suspected.