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Matatu driver who battled alcohol takes his last ride

Richard Mbugua left, an unidentified work colleague and best friend Evanson Kariuki (right)

KIAMBU: Forty five year old Richard Mbugua, would have made a compelling ambassador for the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) with a story fit for a feel-good movie.

The logline: A matatu driver, with a reputation for being conscientious, meets the love of his life, becomes a prisoner of alcohol and almost loses his family – twice.

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