Kenya: Nation Says Farewell to Nobel Laureate Maathai

A state funeral was held on Saturday in Nairobi to bid farewell to environmentalist and Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai.

Her coffin, draped in the Kenyan flag, was driven to Uhuru Park, where hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects.

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