Nyeri, Kenya: It was jubilation for many Mau Mau veterans when, in 2013, they won a landmark ruling against the former British colonial government that led to them receive compensation for atrocities suffered at the time.
However, for an elderly couple in Kibutio village, Mukurwe-ini, what should have been a change of fortune for them has turned into a death sentence for their 63-year-old marriage.