Rev. Jerrod Brown is a rich, influential Black Anglican minister and a friend of Munira’s father Ezekieli. When Joseph gets sick on the way to the city, Ilmorog’s delegation approaches Rev. Jerrod Brown’s house seeking shelter and aid. Assuming the delegation members are beggars, Rev. Jerrod Brown gives a strained, unconvincing reading of a Bible passage to argue that God hates begging and sends them away. After MP Nderi wa Riera kickstarts the exploitative economic development of Ilmorog, Rev. Jerrod Brown becomes the minister at a new, large church there, All Saints Church, and buys several stores. After Munira is charged with murdering Mzigo, Chui, and Kimeria, Rev. Jerrod Brown visits Munira together with Munira’s family and claims he would have given Munira help and spiritual guidance if Munira had sought it; Munira reminds the Reverend how he turned away Ilmorog’s delegation, of which Munira was a member, when they did come asking him for help. Rev. Jerrod Brown emphasizes how in post-Independence Kenya, Christianity is a tool hypocrites use to get rich and bolster their social status.