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Secrets of Kenya’s Nobel laureate Prof Wangari Maathai Sh150 million will

By Kamau Muthoni | 9yrs ago

 

The 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai

The 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai wanted her wealth to be managed by her three children.

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