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Samuel Wanjiru: 11-year puzzle and a mother's tears

 

Samuel Wanjiru's wife Triza Njeri (L), the marathoner's mother Hannah Wanjiru, and Jane Nduta. [Courtesy]

 

The sitting room's floor is cold. On one of the walls, the clock hands are stuck at quarter to ten. Frozen too is the smile on the image of a man whose pictures adorn the lounge. The hostess, 60-year old Hannah Wajiru Kamau, too is frozen in time.  

"Isn't there justice in Kenya? Do we have laws? How can a mother...