Discuss the achievements of Professor Wangari Maathai
Answer:
- She was first African woman to receive a PHD in East and Central Africa.
- Between 1971 and 1978 she was the chairperson of the National Christian Council of Women of Kenya (NOWK) an umbrella body geared towards uniting all women in Kenya.
- In 2004, she was quoted by the influential FORBES magazine as one of the top 100 most influential women in the world.
- She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement which involve women in tree planting to conserve the environment as well as improve the quality of life for women in Kenya.
-She joined various pro-democracy groups to fight against the infamous Mlolongo voting system introduced by KANU during the 1988 general elections.
- She successfully campaigned against Moi’s and KANU's plan to build a multi storey ‘Times Tower Complex’ at Nairobi’s Uhuru park which could have impacted negatively on the environment.
-She successfully campaigned against the allocation of land in Karura forest to private developers. This forced the KANU government to stop the plan.
-She was among the founder members of Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD). A political movement established to fight for the re-introduction of multi party politics in Kenya.
-She became the first African Woman and environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize in
2004.
-During the 2002 General elections she was elected to represent Tetu Constituency in Parliament.
-Between 2003 and 2005 she was appointed as the assistant minister for environment, natural resources and wildlife in recognition for her role in environmental conservation.
- Between 1971 and 1978 she was the chairperson of the National Christian Council of Women of Kenya (NOWK) an umbrella body geared towards uniting all women in Kenya.
- In 2004, she was quoted by the influential FORBES magazine as one of the top 100 most influential women in the world.
- She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement which involve women in tree planting to conserve the environment as well as improve the quality of life for women in Kenya.
-She joined various pro-democracy groups to fight against the infamous Mlolongo voting system introduced by KANU during the 1988 general elections.
- She successfully campaigned against Moi’s and KANU's plan to build a multi storey ‘Times Tower Complex’ at Nairobi’s Uhuru park which could have impacted negatively on the environment.
-She successfully campaigned against the allocation of land in Karura forest to private developers. This forced the KANU government to stop the plan.
-She was among the founder members of Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD). A political movement established to fight for the re-introduction of multi party politics in Kenya.
-She became the first African Woman and environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize in
2004.
-During the 2002 General elections she was elected to represent Tetu Constituency in Parliament.
-Between 2003 and 2005 she was appointed as the assistant minister for environment, natural resources and wildlife in recognition for her role in environmental conservation.
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