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Tribute to Wangari Maathai

By Njoki Karuoya

News of the death of Prof Wangari Maathai hit me with a thud. For some reason, Maathai was one of those women who I thought would live forever. She was so strong and vibrant that even in her old age, she still looked like a young woman. We all know several women in their 60s and 70s who look like they are about to pack up, but Maathai had the energy and zeal of a woman three decades her junior. Damn the cancer!

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