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I spent years abroad as a homeless person

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Joyce Wanjiku the Founder and Executive Director of
Purity Elderly Care Foundation (R) visits Beatrice Watiri 109 (L)

Joyce Wanjiku Kairu once found herself on the streets of Germany after being lured to the country with the promise of a well-paying job. She tells LYDIAH NYAWIRA why she now helps care for the elderly in Kenya.

When news of a frail 93-year-old woman from Amboni Village in Nyeri County was broadcast in the media, one of the first people to rush to her rescue was Joyce Wanjiku Kairu founder of Purity Elderly Care foundation.

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