Somewhere in the US, Kenya’s Mary Jos stands imposingly at the prestigious Benedictine College. Standing 5 feet 10 inches under a tree, she holds what she lived and fought for throughout her for; a seedling.
Scolded at home by many politicians for her determined battle against corruption, lack of democracy and environmental degradation, the late Prof Wangari Maathai may not have won the hearts of those in power in her battle to conserve the environment in the country, but she was a great inspiration in the college where she studied decades ago.