Ole Kaelo has failed as a husband and a father. Support this statement with illustrations from the text.

He began to rationalise all matters pertaining to Oloisudori. He thought of the disquieting matter of his reputation. He thought it was all hearsay. Narrator, p. 170

The narrator describes how Ole Kaelo begins to rationalize the situation he has gotten his daughter into. His association with Oloisudori has forced him to make a choice: allow Oloisudori to marry Resian or risk financial ruin. In the end, he ignores the warning signs and chooses money over the wellbeing of his daughters.

"It is only that you children are at times stupid and have myopic minds." Ole Kaelo, p. 211

Here Ole Kaelo is speaking to Resian when she runs to the shop to beg him to allow her to go to Egerton University rather than marry Oloisudori. This quote sums up the paternalistic way in which Ole Kaelo treats Resian. This is directly before he slaps her for refusing to marry Oloisudori.