By referring to the lives of Oloisudori and Olarinkoi show how bad deeds are paid with bad deeds

Corruption breeds corruption. The character who most clearly embodies this theme is Oloisudori. He gives out lucrative government contracts and then uses them as leverage against his business partners. Oloisudori's activities are widely known, yet nothing is done to stop him because this level of corruption is normalized. The people of Nasila come to expect his corruption as if it were a tax on goods and services. The reader also sees this when Ole Kaelo rationalizes his partnership with Oloisudori and decides that it is the only way for him to get ahead in the world.