Wangari Maathai Given State Send-off

Publisher:
NTV Kenya
Publication Date:
8 October 2011
Tags:
Kenya

The late Nobel Laureate, environmentalist and human rights activist was laid to rest this morning in a funeral at the Freedom Corner in Nairobi's Uhuru Park. President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga led a host of dignitaries in paying tribute to the global icon.

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