Limuru Road to be named after Wangari Maathai
The late Prof Wangari Maathai, the founder of the Green Belt Movement and an environmental activist who became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Prof Maathai passed away on September 21, 2011 at the age of 71.
- Limuru Road cuts through Karura Forest, which had been hived off and allocated to individuals during the reign of President Daniel arap Moi.
A motion seeking to rename a city road after environmentalist Wangari Maathai has been approved.
The city county assembly urged Governor Evans Kidero to implement the motion immediately and rename Limuru Road after the Nobel laureate.
“Yesterday (Tuesday) he renamed Milimani Road after Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. We want him to do the same tomorrow (Wednesday) and give Limuru Road the new name,” Karen MCA David Mberia said in support of the motion by his Karura counterpart, Mr Kamau Thuo.
Prof Maathai passed away on September 21, 2011 at the age of 71.
Earlier this year, the African Union honoured her posthumously by naming the front gardens at its headquarters in Addis Ababa the Wangari Maathai Gardens.
Limuru Road cuts through Karura Forest, which had been hived off and allocated to individuals during the reign of President Daniel arap Moi.
It is Prof Maathai who protested and forced the government to rescind the allocations.
