She made millions from Sh5, now she lives in the slums

Esther Wanjiku Wakaba and her daughter Hanah Njambi Wakaba. [David Njaga, Standard]

Back in 1968, Wakaba Njoroge and his wife Esther Wanjiku acquired some 1.4 acres after buying Sh5 shares from a ranching company.

“Waira Kamau was the MP for Ruiru, he implored us to buy shares in a company called Githunguri Ranch, which he was leading. My husband, who was a driver, invested Sh5. We were shown our land, which comprised of one acre, another eighth of an acre as well as another quarter acre,” recounts Wanjiku.