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Wangari Maathai's dream of a tree planting day 'came true'

The National Tree Planting Day has revived the dream of the late Nobel Laureate Prof Wangari Mathaai, according to environmental activists and leaders in her home in Tetu, Nyeri County, where she left a legacy in tree planting. Her ability to mobilise small women groups to plant tree seedlings and earn income is felt to date in the constituency.

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