Transaction error that has taken 14-year battle to fix

Mary Wairimu Dames and her son John Dames at her Thika home . She won a land case against langata development company . [Photo: George Njunge/Standard]

For a woman who shies away from publicity and works hard to avoid shame, 83-year-old Mary Dames faced one of her greatest fears when her name appeared in a newspaper in 2004. She was listed among people who had defaulted on council land rates in Thika.