Kenya's Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai to Be Cremated

Wangari Maathai will be cremated and her remains interred as per her last wishes, her family and Government announced.

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At a ceremony in Copenhagen, Ban Ki-moon, right, inducts the late Wangari Maathai as a UN Messenger of Peace.

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His Highness The Aga Khan, right, speaks to Wangari Maathai. Looking on is Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, left.

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  • Siamatowe
    Sep 26 2011, 04:11
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    It is very heart breaking to learn of her death. She was still young and enrgetic. It is not only Kenya that has lost but the whole of Africa and indeed the world. She was one of a kind.

    Clement Zambia

  • Phiri
    Sep 26 2011, 20:33
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    Wangari Maathai was a great leader who understood service to his fellow countrymen and women...and indeed the rest of Africa.

    It was very refreshing to see a black strong woman advocate as opposed to seeing the daily expartriate community in Kenya. She built her movement on the grass root level. May her saul rest in peace!

  • senoritadoroda
    Sep 30 2011, 04:18
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    Wangari wa mathai was my role model not only for the role that she played on conservation. But also because she was a great advocate for women's rights. She will forever remain dear to our hearts. I also read something about Wangari wa mathai on my favorite website for more on this click on. http://www.tusijisunde.com/2011/wangari-mathai-did-we-learn-from-you/

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