Joy as 108-year-old Nyeri granny is housed

Beatrice Waturi receives bedding after her dilapidated house at Matakwaini in Tetu, Nyeri County got a face lift from Purity Elderly Care Foundation and area MCA Jesse Kamuri. [PHOTO: SAMMY MOSE/STANDARD]

NYERI COUNTY: It was a gesture that brought tears to the eyes of 108-year-old Beatrice Waturi as eight young men and four women visited her home in Wamagana, Nyeri County on a cold July morning with brand new iron sheets to roof her leaking house.

The plight of Ms Waturi, who is also blind has been of concern to her neighbours since her only daughter died ten-years ago, leaving her destitute and with no means to fend for herself. Mary Wambui, her neighbour, has been her closest friend and care-giver for the past five years.