Why Late Wangari Mathai Is Trending on Social Media
The late Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Mathai has been trending across different social media platforms for the better part of Wednesday 22nd June.
Christine Juma 
It all begun when a TikTok video of an anonymous young-ish man was circulated on Twitter, in which he was challenged on odd facts about Kenya.
The video was uploaded by user @nena na roxie and was shot in what looks to be one of the city's premium shopping centers.
When asked about the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the man stutters for a moment before responding,
“it’s the shawry for the… forests. Anaitwa? Wangari… Wangari Maathai.” He responded.
The young man (Left) who called Wangari Maathai 'That shawry for the forests'
He can't recall the year Prof. Maathai received the award: "ion know, 19-something... "70s or 80s?"
The lady again asked the young man which part of Kenya he thinks the name Mathai originated from. “I think it’s from the Maasai niggas”.He responded.
Wangari was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
She won the prestigious award in 2004 for her "contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace.
The consequences of history being scrapped from primary school in Kenya. Now homeschooling and atleast my 5yr old knows Wangari Maathai. Sad times ahead that we are wiping out history from the future generation. It means we are bound to repeat it. https://t.co/mzSwYZ8q1J
— The Artivist (@SamiaOBwana) June 22, 2022
