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James Kinuthia at his home in Kawaida village, just a few metres from Riara River in Kiambu. (Photo: Fidelis Kabunyi/Standard)
For James Kinuthia, 64, trouble came in threes.
His wife died more than 30 years ago; he was immobilised after an accident in Nairobi five years ago and has since been wheeling himself in reverse to a nearby township every day to beg from well-wishers. To add to his miseries, he was dispossessed of his 14-acre land in 2014.
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