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Risking all for public land

Lydia Nyambura, a civil servant, risked her job and life to powerful land grabbers. She spoke to Kiundu Waweru.

Her love for the environment almost caused one woman her life. She was caught in the middle of powerful individuals and her efforts to preserve public land gave her untold pain. Her husband was also ailing at the time and it could have been easy for her to give in. She, however, remained adamant even after the demise of her husband.

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