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RIP Prof Wangari Maathai
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jawz1
#1 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 7:11:34 AM
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May God rest her soul in eternal peace. She had earned her spot among heroes of Kenya, I salute this brave lady. Rest in peace Pray
"When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear." -- Zen proverb
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Kratos
#2 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 7:30:56 AM
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1984: Right Livelihood Award (a.k.a. "Alternative Nobel Prize")
1986: Better World Society Award
1987: Global 500 Roll of Honour
1991: Goldman Environmental Prize
1991: The Hunger Project's Africa Prize for Leadership[70]
1993: Edinburgh Medal (for "Outstanding contribution to Humanity through Science")
1993: Jane Addams Leadership Award
1993: Benedictine College Offeramus Medal[71]
1994: The Golden Ark Award
2001: The Juliet Hollister Award
2003: Global Environment Award, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
2004: Conservation Scientist Award from Columbia University
2004: J. Sterling Morton Award
2004: Petra Kelly Prize
2004: Sophie Prize
2004: Nobel Peace Prize
2006: Légion d'honneur
2007: World Citizenship Award
2007: Indira Gandhi Prize
2007: Cross of the Order of St. Benedict [71]
2008: The Elizabeth Blackwell Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
2009: NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award (with Al Gore)[72][73]
2009: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan[74][75]
2011: The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal awarded by Vanderbilt University[76]

RIP Prof Maathai.

“People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe it.” ― Walter C. Langer
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Pastor M
#3 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 7:45:31 AM
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Hey Kenyans,politicians and media houses now we can start celebrating Wangari Mathai....give her more airtime in radio and TV,parliament and government to start planning for state/queen burial...Evey Kenyan to start praising her leadership and courage ....yes start Now she is dead.....Start Knowing and buying the many Boooks she wrote...know about her family...put many billboards about her..she is dead anyway...Even Pastor M to pray for her and her family for the first time...she is dead....
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Inuendo
#4 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 7:59:35 AM
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Pastor M wrote:


Hey Kenyans,politicians and media houses now we can start celebrating Wangari Mathai....give her more airtime in radio and TV,parliament and government to start planning for state/queen burial...Evey Kenyan to start praising her leadership and courage ....yes start Now she is dead.....Start Knowing and buying the many Boooks she wrote...know about her family...put many billboards about her..she is dead anyway...Even Pastor M to pray for her and her family for the first time...she is dead....


Bwana Pastor, this is not a phenomenon unique to Kenyans. Its called human nature (Read: Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, JF Kennedy et al). Humans tend to be like that. Did you know Bob Marley has sold more albums posthumously?

There is nothing wrong with recognizing who she was after her death. Take a chill pill and recognize her for who she was
Common sense is the most evenly distributed quantity in the world. Everyone thinks he has enough.
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Sober
#5 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 8:10:54 AM
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what a blow, the first Kenyan to earn a Nobel peace price.
African parents don't know how to say sorry.. the closest you will get to a sorry is a 'have you eaten'
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Jacy26
#6 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 8:21:27 AM
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R.I.P. Prof. Wangari Maathai.Sad You were a true daughter of the universe.
If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love - Maya Angelou
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manpoa
#7 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 8:35:59 AM
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A great icon indeed. R.I.P
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dunkang
#8 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 8:48:19 AM
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Pastor M wrote:


Hey Kenyans,politicians and media houses now we can start celebrating Wangari Mathai....give her more airtime in radio and TV,parliament and government to start planning for state/queen burial...Evey Kenyan to start praising her leadership and courage ....yes start Now she is dead.....Start Knowing and buying the many Boooks she wrote...know about her family...put many billboards about her..she is dead anyway...Even Pastor M to pray for her and her family for the first time...she is dead....



It makes sense also. Suppose we celebrate someone while alive and suddenly changes his/her good way of life (remember Hitler was a celebrated leader in the 20's and early 30's).

RIP Prof.
Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi

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Mach G
#9 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 9:00:41 AM
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Fair Thee Well Prof. You really are a true daughter of Kenya and the world!
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Kihangeri
#10 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 9:17:52 AM
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Why is it that only good people die? Instead of loved and dear Wangari, why was it not Raila or Moi?

The secret is, if you want to live longer, become very bad, a liar, selfish, thief etc and you will see Vision 2030 and live to enjoy it.
By inference, the man is all that Mr Phantom is not: an untrustworthy radical, divisive, too many enemies, a dictator, and a persistent liar...
Gaitho dialogues.
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