Also known as: Professor Wangari Maathai · Prof. Wangari Maathai
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The Standard
… Under the old constitutional order, environmental challengers did not have a legal right to sue the state.For example, when the late Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai sued to stop construction of a building in Nairobi's Uhuru Park in 1989, the High Court ruled that she had no locus …
The unending fight for forests, 16 years after KatibaCitizen Digital
… Wangari Maathai - alarm bells rang after heavy equipment moved in to clear land for government seedling propagation units and temporary worker barracks. …
Outrage as Nairobi's mature trees fall to chainsaws in the name of 'development'Capital News
… Among those honoured in the publication are environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, former legislator Phoebe Asiyo, business leader Zippora Kittony and Ida Odinga, among others. …
Koome Urges Kenya to Preserve Women Leaders’ Legacy as Blueprint for Economic GrowthCitizen Digital
… Wangari Maathai's campaign to protect the park, they warned that reducing its size would dishonour her legacy. …
Conservationists fault Gov't over contradictory push to plant 15 billion trees while 'clearing' forestsCitizen Digital
… Inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter, the awards are uniquely tailored to celebrate the legacy of Africa’s most iconic humanitarian giants—including Kenya’s Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai, Liberia’s Leymah Gbowee, the DRC’s Dr. …
Vibo Africa launches massive Pan-African humanitarian award, unveils top nomineesThe Standard
… Their success reflects a model pioneered decades ago by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai. …
The rise and rise of women-led tree-planting enterprisesThe Standard
… Indian Ocean at Mayungu beach in Kilifi North Sub County. [File, Standard] Whenever I stand at the edge of the Indian Ocean — at Vanga, at Shimoni, at Lamu, at any of the villages along Kenya’s 536 kilometres of coastline — I am reminded of something the late Prof Wangari Maathai …
The ocean's best guardians are the coastal communitiesCitizen Digital
… Citing the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, she said dialogue among civilizations offers an opportunity to bridge differences and work towards common goals. …
Kenya, China Advocate Cultural Exchange at International Day for Dialogue Among CivilizationsThe Standard
… We inherited strength from women like Mekatilili wa Menza, Muthoni wa Kirima, Mukami Kimathi, Mary Muthoni Nyanjiru, Wangari Maathai, and Winnie Mandela. …
Why the soul of CREAW should never be lost in over 400 years!The Standard
… Through his airlifts in the early 1960s, he enabled Wangari Maathai, Barack Obama Sr, Zackary Onyonka, Gikonyo Kiano and hundreds more to study in American universities. …
Kenyan diaspora: Their money is welcome but ideas are resistedKenya's 2010 Constitution, dubbed the "Green Constitution," enshrines environmental protection as a human right and mandates at least ten per cent tree cover, but 16 years later citizens and organisations remain locked in escalating legal battles with the state over forest destruction.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's 2010 Constitution, dubbed the "Green Constitution," enshrines environmental protection as a human right and mandates at least ten per cent tree cover, but 16 years later citizens and organisations remain locked in escalating legal battles with the state over forest destruction.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
Decades-old mature trees are being felled at an alarming rate across Nairobi's key corridors and ecologically sensitive zones, including Karura Forest and Waiyaki Way, driven by road expansion, infrastructure development, and land clearing. The destruction has drawn intense public outrage and condemnation from environmentalists and Kenyans who say authorities are betraying the nation's ecological heritage.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Chief Justice Martha Koome has called on Kenya to preserve the legacy of pioneering women leaders, saying their achievements offer a blueprint for economic growth and institutional development. Koome launched her book, Distinguished Women Leaders, which chronicles prominent Kenyan women whose careers have helped shape the country's corporate, legal, education, healthcare and public sectors.
1 August 2026 · Capital News →
Environmental groups say Kenya's 15 billion tree-planting target by 2032 contradicts ongoing destruction of existing forests and green spaces for infrastructure and commercial development, threatening climate and biodiversity commitments.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Digital grants platform Vibo Africa has launched the We The Peoples Humanity Awards, a pan-African initiative designed to recognize grassroots community-based organizations, self-help groups, and individuals addressing local crises across the continent.
4 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Across Kenya, tree restoration is increasingly becoming an economic opportunity for women, who are now running nurseries, supplying seedlings and building enterprises around tree-based products. Land degradation affects approximately 38.8 million hectares and results in losses of about $1.3 billion annually, but restoration is recognized as a pathway for livelihood creation and employment generation.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that fishermen and coastal communities, whose livelihoods depend on the ocean and who possess generations of accumulated knowledge, should be decision-makers—not just validators—at upcoming ocean governance conferences like Mombasa's 11th Our Ocean Conference.
15 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya, China and United Nations leaders called for greater dialogue among civilisations to promote peace, mutual understanding and sustainable development at the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations commemoration held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi. Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan highlighted China's commitment to the Global Civilization Initiative, which promotes mutual respect and people-centered exchanges.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ann Njogu, principal founder of the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW), argues that institutions risk losing their identity when they drift from their founding truths and values, using the example of a domestic violence survivor's case to illustrate the organisation's original purpose.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece examining how Kenyan diaspora remittances are valued economically while their ideas and expertise face institutional resistance upon return, drawing parallels to post-independence nation-builders like Tom Mboya's airlifts programme.
6 May 2026 · The Standard →