Answer:
The speech of Uchendu is important before Okonkwo leaves for Umuofia, as the speech warns younger generation about the cons of forgetting bonds with kinship.
Explanation:
"Things Fall Apart" is a novel written by Chinua Achebe. The novel is about Okonkwo, and Nigeria before colonization and post-colonization.
In Part 2, Chapter 19, when Okonkwa gives a feast for completing his 7-years of exile successfully and going back to Umuofia, the oldest member of the clan gives a speech.
Uchendu, the uncle of Okonkwo, was the oldest man of the clan, and breaks the kola nut. The importance of his speech is that he warns younger generation about the cons of forgetting bonds with kinship.
