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Fought for his country, left in grip of poverty

Freedom fighter Milton Gacau with his wife Eunice Wambura at their home in Kirinyaga (Joe Ombuor, Standard)

The slopes of Mt Kenya and the Aberdare embrace and merge akin to Siamese twins in their mother's womb.

They are similar in their verdure, beauty and profusion of life, a phenomenon abundantly manifest in the fauna, flora, fresh air and springs, fountains and brooks that coalesce into rivers, including the mighty Tana.

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