NAIROBI, KENYA: There is a saying that life begins at 40, and Mary Wangari Ndichu, 44, is as firm believer in it.
Up until four years ago, she and her husband, James Ndichu, 48, were struggling to get by.
The residents of Mzee Wanyama area on the outskirts of Nakuru town suffered innumerable sleepless nights, worrying about how they and their three children would survive the following day on a meager income.