First Lady Margaret Kenyatta moves American audience to tears, receives standing ovation

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Arizona, Phoenix, USA for a banquet hosted by Project C.U.R.E (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment)

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta received a standing ovation in the US on Friday when she explained why she chose to run marathons rather than enjoy the comfort and trappings of her status.

She told an attentive audience of corporates, investors and political leaders from Arizona that she had chosen the grueling marathons to mobilize resources for the sake of the Kenyan mothers and children who were suffering needless pain and unnecessary deaths.