The land question is at the center of most conflicts in Africa. Examine the validity of this statement with reference to I Will Marry When I Want by Ngugi Wathiong.

In the story, Kĩgũũnda uses his land to give the young couple a nice wedding and reception, not knowing that he has, in fact, been manipulated by Kĩoi, who uses his position to have the loan called in and to purchase the land for himself. It was nover about the marriage or a wedding... it was about the land.