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The late Mukami Kimathi, widow of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi during an interview with Standard at her home in Komarocks, Nairobi on May 5, 2022. [David Njaaga, Standard]
About three years ago, I visited Mukami Kimathi in Komarock Estate with Kimathi's nephew, the late Nduhiu Wango'mbe.
Her memory was still sharp as she raised the issue of suicides in her native Nyandarua, where most freedom fighters eventually settled after independence.
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