Wangari Maathai Memorial in Oslo

KiN Reports

Utviklingshuset in Oslo was full to capacity during today's memorial ceremony to honour the late Nobel Peace laureate, Kenya's own Prof Wangari Maathai. Speakers from several organisations, media, Nobel Instutute, ForUM, FOKUS, PAWA and the Chairman of the Association of Kenyans in Norway (AKIN) graced the ceremony. Among the attendees were four other AKIN board members including the Secretary and the Treasurer. Philo Ikonya recited well tendered and befitting poems in memory of Wangari Maathai. Pan African Women's Associacion (PAWA) summed up the event with a song and dance. All attendees were then invited to mingle and enjoy a bite or two at the lobby.

 

 

Thanks to the organizers of the ceremony:

*Association of Kenyans in Norway (AKIN)

*Forum for Utvikling og Miljø (ForUM)

*Pan African Women's Association (PAWA)

                                                 
NB: More photoes to follow.