Forgotten Freedom fighters and families still living in abject poverty

As the nation celebrates sixty-one years of being an independent nation, the journey that was marked by sacrifices and deaths by patriotic Kenyans who fought for liberation, the unfortunate reality is that until today many heroes are still living in poverty with their sacrifices often overlooked by successive governments. Some of these elderly mau mau fighters attended Jamhuri day celebrations at Kamukunji grounds, Nyeri county