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Alliance alumni who became a thief, went to prison and now in the streets hopes life will turn back around

At 73, Mzee Ben Mwangi is still an avid reader of newspapers. If you talk to him about history he can share much from his memory.

Mwangi was born in 1948 in Murang’a County in a place called Rwathia Kinyanjeru. He is one of the people privileged to have shaken President Jomo Kenyatta’s hand as well as enjoyed his generosity.

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