From: "Flying Blue Club Africa" <info@flyingblueclubafrica.com>
To: "RUTH ONIANGO" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 10/7/2011 2:17:20 PM
Subject: Wangari Maathai’s way to preserve the earth
Remembering of a Nobel Peace Prize

From: "Magaret Nduta" <srmaggie2005@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 10/5/2011 8:28:41 PM
Subject: Re: Announcing AJFAND Volume 11 No. 5 (2011)
Hii Prof. Ruth
Thanks for the honor you have accorded our Big sister, I wish to sincerely express my gratitute for this offer and honor to our beloved mother earth, I am certain that the earth must be feeling grifed, I have planted a tree in her honor and sign of love for her and mother earth. I also feel humbled to have met you as a person and shared life, you have marked my life and will always treasure those moments.
Cheers
Margaret Nduta Githae
Academics Co-ordinator, Great Lakes University of Kisumu (Nairobi Campus)

Von: "Anke Weisheit" <ankeweisheit@web.de>
Gesendet: Sep 26, 2011 10:45:49 PM
An: gbm@greenbeltmovement.org, gbmi@greenbeltmovement.org, gbmius@greenbeltmovement.org
Betreff: Condolences we have losst a gread leader from Anke Weisheit
Dear Family,
I received the shocking news today evening that our great hero laureate Nobel Peace Prize Winner Prof. Wangari Muta Maathai you were a great inspiration and role model to me. May her soul rest in eternal peace and all my sympathy to
the family. I had the same in mind and when I received the sad news I have designed a small condolence letter for her and send it to her organisation. So it is now time for us - young ones - to take the burden to fight for protection of Forest and especially indigenous trees and forests.
My regards
Ms. Anke Weisheit
(PhD Fellow, M.Sc, B.Sc. Eng.)
Task force Leader for the establishment of the Institute of Indigenous Knowledge (IIK)
Faculty of Development Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), P.O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.

From: "MARY NZOMO" <marianzomo@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 9:26:39 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Hello Ruth,
Thanks for that inspiring citation about our dear Wangari.I concur with you on your sentiments.She trully is a hero and a role model to we women.We can keep her candle burning by going out of our way to fight ceaselessly for justice and doing the best we can do for humanity.
Eternal rest grant to her oh Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her,may she rest in peace.AMEN!
Mary Nzomo

From: alice.kirambi@cpda.or.ke
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 7:19:29 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Indeed, it is a BIG LOSS, Her love for environent will remain in our minds.. LET'S CELEBRATE HER LEGACY and hopefully her role modelling for the many who walked and watched her work while in good health will cherish her inspirations and promote Wangaari's passion for mother earth. Thanks for this sharing.
Regards,
Alice Kirambi Director CHRISTIAN PARTNERS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

From: "Herndon,Diane,ST LOUIS,NPPC St. Louis Sustainability" <Gabrielle.Herndon@purina.nestle.com>
To: oniango@iconnect.co.ke
Sent: 9/30/2011 5:12:48 PM
Subject: FW: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth,
I am so sorry for your loss and really for the world's loss. Dr. Maathi really was a global inspiration, showing how one person can make an incredible difference to enact change.
You are so much like her.
The work you have done with the Rural Outreach Program, the Kenyan Parliament, as a nutrition professor, through your AJFAND journal and speaking all around the world, you too have done so much to improve the lives of your countrymen, people throughout Africa, and all of us who have had the honor to know you. Carry on the Wangari legacy!
Let us know how we can all support you!
Diane Herndon
Manager, Sustainability, Nestle Purina PetCare, Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, MO 63164

From: "Gbolagade LAMEED" <lamgbola2008@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 3:12:26 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Editor In Chief prof Ruth Oniango.
I joined the rest of the Peace Loving and Friend of the Environment throughout the world to say ADIEU to you, people of Kenya and to immediate family members of Wangari. May God provide to us another Champion of PEACE without delay. May her gentle Soul rest in peace.
Lameed G.A.

From: "Maria-Paola Sutto" <ms3719@columbia.edu>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 3:11:04 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth,
thank you for your email. All the seeds she planted will blossom in beautiful flowers, helping Africa become green again.
Mariapaola

From: "John Simba" <johnsimba@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 2:16:43 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
it is a great loss to the entire world.. the big Sister has gone to be with the father. In Heaven.
JOHN SIMBA

From: "Dorothy Ani" <doranonye@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 1:54:13 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Death is an inevitable end that must come when it must come.We are consoled that she lived a good life which she will be remembered for. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace- Amen. Please, accept my sincere sympathy!
Dorothy

From: "Alex Mwaki" <alex@ksm.care.or.ke>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 1:37:37 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof,
Indeed we have lost a Global Champion and I share your sentiments regarding our departed BIG SISTER.
May our Good Lord Rest Her Soul In Peace.
Alex Mwaki,
Project Manager, CARE International in Kenya.

From: "William Olaho-Mukani" <williamolahomukani@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:44:06 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. I share with you and the entire Republic of Kenya the loss of one of our most belove academic activists. May her soul rest in eternal peace

From: "Anthony Onoja" <tonyojonimi@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:40:11 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Prof, Its really a very hard loss on you. Its quite unfortunate. Please take heart. May God grant you the fortitude to bear this loss. May her soul rest in peace. Amen

From: "Lloyd, Nicola" <n.lloyd@imperial.ac.uk>
To: "'Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o'" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:38:23 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. Oniang'o,
We were saddened by this news of the passing of this inspirational woman. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and Kenya at this time.
Warmest regards,
Nicola

From: "Ifeanyi Nwachukwu" <ifnwachukwu@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:08:25 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof.,
Its a pity! In deed, it was exit of an icon but her legacies are sources of consolation. Please take heart and accept my heartfelt condolences.
Dr. Ifeanyi Nwachukwu
Dept of Agribusiness and Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.

From: "James Wachihi Kingori" <jameswkingori@hotmail.com>
To: "Prof. Ruth K. Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:09:53 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Thank you Prof. Oniango. Certainly a big loss. I hope and pray that humanity shall strive to live according to her wish and aspiration of peace and protection of environment. May God Bless Her Soul.
Kingori

From: "Stephen Okeyo" <olusokeyo@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:02:34 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Thanks Prof. Indeed what a loss..but we take heart and courage in the legacy she leaves us. Your picture of the day is worth a thousand words.
okeyo

From: "bibiana walela" <bwalela@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 10:46:44 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Professor.
Yes we really have lost!!! She fought the good fight and won it. For us who are left behind we can only help to propagate her legacy by following her example in whatever we do wherever we may be. She was a lady of substance . May God rest her soul in peace.
Bibiana Walela

From: "Jean Freymond" <jeanfreymond@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 10:08:25 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth,
Indeed what a loss! You do express so well what so many of us feel. An incredible example to follow. When you look back at what she did, why she did it, and how, it looks so obvious, so simple. And behind, what do you have which so few have, the capacity to identify a problem, an idea on how to concretely tackle it, a fighting spirit, and a profound humanity. What Norman Borlaug had to. In that sense they were very much sister and brother.
Wangari Maathai attended the 1988 Workshop in Nairobi. I will always remember her at a particular moment. President Carter was sitting at a small dinner table, with two chairs empty on both side. We waited for probably more than one hour, and then Wangari Maathai arrived beautifully dressed, and only said: I am sorry. There was not water home. I had to fetch water for my kids. And then started a very animated discussion. On the other side, Victoria Sekitoleko had also joined the table. What an evening we had! Yes we will remember her.
Thanks Ruth
Jean

From: "MOCHACHE, JASON M." <J.MOCHACHE@afdb.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Cc: "Mariah Mosomi" <machandi@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: 9/30/2011 10:00:18 AM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Pro. Oniango,
We all join you and the Kenyan fraternity in morning our dear friend Wangari. Her initiatives and work in life was selfless and focused to saving the environment from man's wanton usage and destruction. As we remember and mourn her death, let us live to plant trees and trees…and trees and use them wisely.
Regards
Jason Mochache

From: "maureen cheserek" <mjcheserek@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 9:31:16 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof Oniango
It is indeed a great loss! We lost a great woman, heroine, a mother, a model to many, a mentor to many young women like us, i deeply feel the sorrow. What is left for us is to celebrate her life and emulate her brave and diligent service to Kenya. Rest in peace mum. My love and condolence to the family, friends and Kenya.
Maureen Jepkorir Cheserek
Molecular and Applied Nutrition Laboratory, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University,
Jiangsu, P. R. China

From: "Cooperative Alliance of Kenya" <info@cak.coop>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 9:23:38 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Hon. Prof. Ruth,
Indeed she lived out her purpose here on earth and may the Almighty God give peace to those she left behind and may her legacy and good work live on.
Regards, Judith Nthiga

From: "Rachael Misoi[Parliament Road br.]" <RMisoi@co-opbank.co.ke>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 8:12:05 AM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Prof,
I share with you the loss of a woman of substance and a champion to emulate.
We celebrate her passing on to the world of peace.
kind regards, Rachel.

From: "prachi kakade" <kakade_prachi@yahoo.co.in>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 8:16:41 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Madam,
No words can really help to ease the loss you bear. We know that her passing will not only leave a void in our lives,
but in the hearts of all those who knew her. At this hour I want to Share my heartfelt CONDOLENCES with you.
Let her soul rest in PEACE in the feet of ALMIGHTY.
Prachi S Kakade
Research Student, Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune - 411 007. India.

From: "onyema owen" <congomfx@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 8:15:33 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof Ruth,
Thanks for the information on the death of Wangari. May her soul rest on the bossom of the Lord and may God give al Keyans and the entire world the fortitude the bear the irrepareable loss of this great woman. It is the duty of humanity to continue her fight.
Regards. OJ.OWEN

From: "francis adekayode" <adekay98@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Cc: adekay98@yahoo.com
Sent: 9/30/2011 8:10:22 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!: Condolence
I AM SORRY FOR THIS LOSS. SHE HAD PLAYED HER OWN PART VERY WELL AND THE DESIRABLE THING IS TO SUSTAIN THAT WHICH SHE HAD FOUGHT AND STRUGGLED FOR. MAY HER SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE, AMEN.
Dr. F.O. Adekayode,
(Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria)

From: "edward rugumayo" <rugumayoedward@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 7:47:17 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Hon Prof Oniang'o,
I join you in mourning Wangari. What a loss! I interacted with her during 1980s and 90s in the environment movement in Kenya. She was an inspiration. Later we met in Arusha on many occasions when she was Assistant Minister. What a brave woman! What a fighter for the environment and the underdogs! What a lover of humanity! Thank you for the beautiful photo of her under that big tree! She will forever live in our memories.
Let her soul RIP. Be blessed. Edward

From: "Nasir Uddin Khan Chemistry" <nasiruk@uok.edu.pk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 7:29:34 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Prof. It is really a great loss of scientific community of the world and especially for your country and for Africa. May God give her peace and great award due to her services for humanity in the ultimate world.
NASIR from Pakistan

From: "GRACE AGILI" <graceagili@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 7:03:07 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof,
We agree with your sentiments. Prof. Wangari was icon to all of us. We will miss her big time. As you put it, may the almighty God rest her soul in eternal peace!
Grace Agili.

From: "Wambui Kogi-Makau" <wkogi_makau@hotmail.com>
To: "Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 6:33:37 AM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. Oniang'o
Thank you for this communication. Indeed the world has lost a real Champinion but it is us 'at home' who feel the loss most. May the good Lord rest her soul in peace and give us the love to continue pushing for the principles she believed in and fought for.
Best regards, Wambui

From: "Opara, UL, Prof <opara@sun.ac.za>" <opara@sun.ac.za>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:56:10 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth,
Thank you very much for your message which captures the true essence of OUR Wangari and her selfless service to humanity. She is a symbol of action over inaction, wisdom and service over ineptitude, and hope over disdain and hopelessness. She could have taken other worldly 'lucrative' options but she chose to serve and in so doing, raised the bar of excellence, morality, compassion, humility and selflessness. And like that big indigenous tree, she towered above her challenges and emerged victorious to the admiration of people across lands and seas. In doing so, she epitomises that African spirit of vivacity and courage.
In so many ways, she has singularly demonstrated that solutions to the myriad of problems and challenges facing humankind lie not only in the domain of any particular race, gender, colour or creed. She has demonstrated that Africa and we Africans have the solution to our challenges and the challenges of the world at large. Her legacy is a source of both pride and exhilaration to Kenya, Africa and the World.
We thank God for blessing us and enriching us with this SPECIAL daughter of Africa and the World. Let us celebrate her life and vow to continue her fight through our wide ranging professions and disciplines as call to duty. Let us continue to plant trees and innovative ideas and water them to sequester the pollutants in our environment as well as bear good fruit to feed and nurture our current and future generations, sustainably. This would make Wangari proud as she rests in peace!!
My heart is with our beloved family and the people of Kenya during this difficult period of loss.
Her spirit and vision leave on!!
Prof Umezuruike Linus Opara, PhD CEng
Research Professor & South African Chair in Postharvest Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa

From: "Nabeeha Kazi" <kazin@humanitasglobal.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 1:37:50 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth
Thank you for sharing this note. It is a tremendous loss for the global community. I was so moved by her work and had a chance to meet her several years ago in NY.
I hope you are well.
Warmly, Nabeeha

From: "ke-info" <info@ke.boell.org>
To:
Sent: 9/26/2011 6:07:50 PM
Subject: Mourning the loss of Wangari Maathai
Dear partners, friends and colleagues,
With all of you we are mourning the loss of a great activist, politician and true visionary - an inspiration to everyone whose life she touched.
On the sad occasion of the passing away of Professor Wangari Maathai, Africa's first Green politician, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Winner of the Petra Kelly Prize of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, the Executive Board of the Foundation Barbara Unmuessig and Ralf Fuecks are sending a message of condolences:
"We are mourning the loss of Wangari Maathai who passed away last night in Nairobi. With her we are losing an extraordinary and courageous woman who successfully devoted her life to the struggle for democracy, ecological sustainability, women and human rights. With her charismatic personality and her unwavering personal dedication she has made tremendous achievements and an indelible impact.
In the past, Wangari Maathai has suffered imprisonment, repression and abuse. But nothing could stop her or compromise her ideals. Beyond the ecology movement, she joined the struggle for democratic and social rights of citizens and has been one of the most famous international ambassadors for African women. For this she rightly received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2004.
With Wangari Maathai's passing we are losing a close partner and friend."
In 2004, Wangari Maathai received the international Petra Kelly Prize of the Heinrich Boell Foundation for her unique role in African politics, dedication to the green movement in Africa and her lifetime achievements.
With deep sympathy to the family,
Katrin Seidel
Director of the Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation East and Horn of Africa

From: "WOCAN" <clagarsa@hotmail.com>
To: oniango@iconnect.co.ke
Sent: 9/27/2011 9:11:37 PM
Subject: Tribute to Wangari Maathai
Wangari MaathaiWOCAN members and staff the world over today mourn the loss of Dr. Wangari Maathai, a leader in the truest sense of the word. Wangari was an innovator and pioneer, who over 30 years ago had a vision of planting trees to both mitigate environmental damage while giving women and girls increased access to vital resources of trees and forests for their fuel wood, health and livelihoods. Her legacy extends beyond the 40 million trees planted by the Greenbelt Movement, to include the hundreds of thousands of women and men across Africa and the globe, who were inspired by her acts of peace building and tree planting.
In 2004, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote sustainable development, democracy and peace. She was the first woman from the continent to win the prize. She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree. In December 2002, she was elected to Kenya's parliament with an overwhelming 98% of the vote. She was honored by Time magazine in 2005 as one of 100 most influential people in the world, and Forbes listed her as one of 100 most powerful women in the world.
We knew her simply as a woman scientist, whose intolerance for injustice led her to a lifetime of struggle and leadership for the rights of poor rural women and men to combat desertification, deforestation, water crises, and rural hunger. She will be dearly missed.
Sincerely,
Jeannette D. Gurung, PhD
Executive Director, WOCAN

From: "banana abwoli" <abwoli.banana@gmail.com>
To: oniango@iconnect.co.ke
Sent: 9/28/2011 9:36:07 AM
Subject: Hi
Hi Ruth, i hope that you are fine. It is a pity that our only East African Nobel winner past away!. She must have been sick for long and that expains why she was so hard to get at in the last three years. It is aq pitty that the cancer over powered her at the time when she should have been all over the world busrsting in glory.
May her sole rest in peace.
Yrs
Prof. Abwoli Y. Banana
Department of Forestry, Biodiversity and Tourism, School of Forestry, Environment and Geographical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.

From: "Leslie Chan" <chan@utsc.utoronto.ca>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 4:11:23 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth,
Thanks for sharing this. A great lost for Africa and the rest of the world indeed. I only picked up her book The Challenge for Africa while in Cape Town recently. I have not finished reading it but I am profoundly moved by her passion and insights. There is a nice tribute to her on the National Geographic site as well: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/09/26/earth-mother-wangari-maathai-dead-at-71/ I trust you are keeping well, Ruth, and I have been hoping that our paths will cross again soon.
With best wishes, Leslie

From: "Benard Mware" <mwabenouma@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 5:10:49 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Prof,
I am in agreement. It is one of those things we never know how to deal with. Prof Wangari leaves a legacy that all and sundry but especially women in Africa need to keep building on. We can refuse to be cowed by the powers to be and stand firm for democracy and environmental conservation. If all Kenyans young and old can be asked to plant at least two trees in their homes and villages on the day of Wangari's burial i think that would be a beffiting send off.
Condolenses to family and friends
Shalom, Benard Mware

rom: "Anne Bruntse" <abruntse@ymail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang&#39;o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 5:35:33 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Thanks Ruth - That is beautiful - such a pity there are so few of her kind - and curiously that she gets so much more attention when she leaves the world than when she was here with us. The papers have been really loaded with praise. Wish she could have experienced all that love and pride in her a bit more during her lifetime. She must have been so strong.....
Anne Bruntse
Regional Coordinator http://www.infonet-biovision.org/
BioVision Office,ICIPE, PO Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

From: "Dierenfeld, Ellen" <Ellen.Dierenfeld@novusint.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 5:48:36 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Indeed, a true loss, but she left a long-lasting legacy. All we can hope for is that our impact in this World outlasts ourselves, and she certainly did that. Ellen

From: "Ackom, Emmanuel" <emac@risoe.dtu.dk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 5:57:32 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. Ruth,
Heartfelt sympathies to all of us for the big loss of Wangari but especially for Kenyans like you who were closest to her and supported/encouraged her even in the midst of challenges. She will be dearly missed. I hope what she stood for will keep us all encouraged and fight for it even in her absence. Condolences especially to Kenyan and African sisters – she was a solid voice. We pray to God for a replacement to continue in her campaign for women empowerment.
Sympathies, Emmanuel.

From: "elly.sabiiti@gmail.com" <elly.sabiiti@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 5:53:38 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof,
I share the grief of this loss with you and all Kenyans who cherished natural conservation. It now remains a challenge to you to look for practical impacts in our Science and technology/innovations to benifit society.
Elly

From: "Youssef Aboussaleh" <abou_85@yahoo.fr>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 6:22:37 PM
Subject: Re : What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Hon Prof Ruth
Let me share this moment of sadness with you for the disparition of this wonderfull woman May God have her in best of paradises.
Pr Youssef Aboussaleh
Ibn Tofail Univesity, Kenitra, Morooco.

From: engumbi@vandals.uidaho.edu
To: "Prof. Ruth Oniango" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 6:27:56 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Prof. Ruth,
It is indeed very very sad. Last week, I happened to attend Clinton Global Initiative as a Volunteer and blogged about my experience http://reenvision.tumblr.com/. One of the attendees mentioned about her. It is very very sad. Kenya lost a hero.
We will keep on carrying the torch forward.
Esther

From: "Guerra Freitas" <freitas@sharecircle.org>
To: "'Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o'" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 6:50:18 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
I met Wangari when she spoke at the University of Chicago, I believe, in 2007. It was with great sadness that we learned, through CNN, her passing. Indeed, it is a great loss! Nevertheless, her legacy is eternal.
May she rest in peace and continue advocating for all of us.
Guerra

From: "Hardman, John B" <JHARDMA@emory.edu>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:00:56 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth,
What a great tribute to Wangari. Her daughter Wanjira worked at The Carter Center and we have continued out contact with her and her mother. What a loss for the world.
All the best.
John B Hardman MD
President and CEO, The Carter Center, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30307

From: "Mercy Karanja" <Mercy.Karanja@gatesfoundation.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:05:56 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth
We need a women's day to honor Wangari! She has fought a good fight and we need to learn from her. I trust you are well.
God Bless
Mercy Karanja
Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

From: "christine dranzoa" <cdranzoa@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:09:26 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Hon Professor,
Thank you for sending us this impressive picture of our Mentor and Champion, Her deeds and memory will remain deepily rooted in our hearts and history. We celebrate her, God strengthen the family and the world to overcome this big physical gap she has left.
warm regards
Christine Dranzoa

From: "Rarieya, Marie" <MRarieya@agra-alliance.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:12:53 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. Ruth,
Thank you so much for sharing the message below. We have lost an icon. May Almighty God grant her eternal rest and may her soul rest in peace.
Kind regards, Marie

From: "Basu, Saikat" <saikat.basu@uleth.ca>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:14:13 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof Oniango
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. My condolences are with the people of Kenya and Africa.
Thanks again for your thoughts and deep commitments. It has been a pleasure working with you.
Best regards
Saikat.

From: lillian_salami@yahoo.com
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:16:48 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
What a loss. We all share in grief. Our love goes out to her family and close friends. May her gentle soul rest in peace. Amen. Thanks for your mail and warm regards. Prof. Lilian Salami

From: "Tom Arnold" <tom.arnold@concern.net>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:26:05 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth
Nice to hear from you and I share absolutely your great sense of loss on Wangari's passing. I met her a number of times at events like the Clinton Global Initiative. The first time I met her I had just sat down beside her at breakfast and she asked me what I did and I told her about Concern's work. I then asked her what she did- I had not recognised her even though she had won the Nobel Prize the previous year: 'Well, I plant trees', she replied.
She was indeed a wonderful person and is a great loss. It is lucky that Kenya continues to have some other wonderful ambassadors like yourself but her loss is a great one.
Very best wishes
Tom Arnold | Chief Executive | Concern Worldwide, 52-55 Camden Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

From: flcockcroft@aol.com
To: "R Oniango" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 7:53:35 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth
You have said it all. Thank you : she was a truly poweful and committed lady. I loved her 'African Challenge' and was re-inspired by it. She will remain part of all of our thinking.
Laurence

From: "Pifer, Marilyn" <mpifer@crdf.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:04:47 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
A great loss indeed. My sympathies to you, and to all the Kenyans and Africans for whom she fought so hard. Thank you for sending around this memorial.
Marilyn

From: "Venkatesh Mannar" <vmannar@micronutrient.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:14:05 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth
I share your grief. Wangari Mathai's untimely passing away is a great loss.
But I hope that her good work lives on through those who worked with her (and supported her) and gains momentum.
Venkatesh

From: "Robert L. Paarlberg" <rpaarlberg@wellesley.edu>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:32:13 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Thank you, Ruth, for the inspired thoughts and for the marvellous picture of Wangari. Like the tree itself, she was a beautiful, valuable giant!
Rob

From: "Willem janse van Rensburg" <WjvRensburg@arc.agric.za>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:49:41 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Prof Onisng'o
Cannot agree more. Thank you for such poignant words - she will be honored.
Thanks again for remembering to us all such an WONDERFUL woman
Willem

From: "Mugode, L, Min <16908252@sun.ac.za>" <16908252@sun.ac.za>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:47:57 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof Ruth,
I wish you join you and several other Pan African statesmen and women, Kenyan and the rest of the world to mourn her(Wangari). It is probably closer to a decade plus.today when we walked together in South Africa, in front of John Lupien (FAO-Director then, you spoke to me about the Legacy then that you would want to be remember of...
Now you have echoed again and for sure " Wangari, may have gone but the Legacy will still remain for generations to come and see. May her soul rest in peace.
Thanks for the thought
Warm Regards
Luke Mugode

From: "Adebayo Simeon Bamire" <asbamire@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:52:02 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. Oniang'o,
What a great miss!!! I join many others in sympathizing with you, the Kenya nation and Africa as a whole for this great loss of its illustrous daughter. May the Lord give you the fortitude to bear the loss while keeping those left behind well protected to continue with the struggle to safeguard the African people. May her gentle soul rest in peace.
Regards and have a blessed day.
Prof. A. S. Bamire,
Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture,Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

From: "Sanni, Lateef (IITA)" <L.SANNI@cgiar.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 8:49:42 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
What a great loss to Africa and the World in general. She was embodiments of nature, dedication, humility and leadership. May the Good Lord accept comfort her family and the love ones.

From: "Leovegildo Lopes de Matos" <leo.matos@embrapa.br>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 9:28:06 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof. Oniango:
It is very difficult to accept that wonderful smile is gone. No, I can not accept so I will keep imagining her smile and talk with that beautiful accent, talking like the world was already the heavens gardens she planned for all of us. Early in the morning coming from my home to work here in Accra, in that daily traffic jam, the BBC radio announced that sad new about her passing away. I did not even knew she was fighting that cancer. I love Kenia, I allways associated your country with her more than with your runners heroes. What a great loss for this poor world. Thank you for sharing your toughts with us.
Best regards, Leo
Regional Resident Representative, EMBRAPA, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Africa Regional Office

From: "Mofota Griffiths" <mofotag@gmail.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 9:33:32 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth,
Not only Kenya lost one of the best women it "bore" but all of us African women lost the best mentor that God gave us. We are all saddened by Wangari's untimely death. I was shocked when I first heard the news and remained dumb and lost focus for a minute or two. We have to emulate her by striving to do the best in whatever we are doing for the good of human kind and to preserve our planet. May her soul rest in eternal peace that she always longed for
Mofota

From: "Gottlieb, Gregory (BFS)" <ggottlieb@usaid.gov>
To: "'Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o'" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 9:39:28 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Thanks, Ruth. My son, who grew up in Kenya, felt a terrible loss with Wangari's passing. Her's was the first real life story that really affected him, and he got to see, as a kid, Wangari tackling Kenya's environmental and women issues. I think he will be a tree planter.
Best regards.
Greg Gottlieb
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Food Security, USAID

From: "Deola Naibakelao" <n.deola@saa-safe.org>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 9:51:57 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth,
What a loss for the entire world!!! Genuine people do not last. Wangari is one of those that Humanity has come accross. May She Rest in Peace.
Deola

From: "Hounkpati, K. (Brad)" <khoun75@yahoo.fr>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 10:09:12 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Africa needs people like Late Wagari M.
Brad, Ingénieur Agronome, Doctorant
Kwevitoukoui HOUNKPATI, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2603, U.S.A.

From: rabiremawa@yahoo.com
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 10:33:17 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof,
We mourn with you and all African women for this loss. Her death is a great blow to all African women and the world at large. We pray that the legacy she left will remain with us and pray for the repose of her soul.
Rabi

From: "Giulia Courter" <giulia@courterfilms.com>
To:
Sent: 9/29/2011 10:46:23 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
We mourn her!
Thanks for the wonderful, perfect picture, the best memory to sear in the mind. We know there are great and perfect trees for her in heaven.
Gay Courter
Courter Films

From: "Dr. Joel P. Wyler World Foresight Forum" <joelwyler@worldforesightforum.org>
To: "Prof. Ruth K. Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 11:11:30 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth,
I mourn with you. only so few people make and can make a difference. You are one of them.
Fondly
Joel

From: "Rose" <roxydado@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 11:13:21 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
OoOooooo-oh, so sory Ma. May her gentle Soul Rest in Peace. Amen! Its really a great loss to africa.
Rose Gidado

From: "Leslie Wolfe" <lwolfe@centerwomenpolicy.org>
To: "'Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o'" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 11:38:34 PM
Subject: RE: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
You are quite right, my sister, and we all are mourning the loss of our leader/heroine/sister. In her spirit, we ALL must become courageous champions – and YOU are one of my heroes . . . in Wangari's image!
Love,
Leslie R. Wolfe, Ph.D.
President, Center for Women Policy Studies, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA.

From: "Richard Douglass" <richardinghana@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/29/2011 11:39:08 PM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Anyone who thinks, feels, or harbors hope for the future will suffer this loss. She was one of ALL of us.
Richard L. Douglass, MPH, PhD
Professor of Health Administration, Eastern Michigan University, USA.

From: "Laurah Harrison" <lauraharrison_2000@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:11:21 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Ruth hi,
I am truly saddened................ she represented the best of what we can all become, fearless and principled and fighting for mother earth............thank you for this picture of her and the words.
Laurah

From: "Vangile Titi" <vangilet@yahoo.com>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:13:14 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Ruth,
It is indeed a great loss to the world and to African women in particular. I join you and all the women who knew and loved Wangari in wishing her family well and calling for her to rest on peace.
Regards
Vangile

From: "folake samuel" <samuelfolake@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 12:32:14 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Dear Prof Oniang'o,
Please accept my condolence on this great loss. I was attending a Women's Leadership course in Tanzania when we heard of the sad news. Coincidentally, we had discussed Wangari at length two days before she passed on, drawing a lot of inspiration from her as a leader. We were truly shocked at the news. She has left a legacy behind, in this we can celebrate her life and times!
Best Regards,
Folake Samuel, Nigeria

From: "william epeju" <wepeju@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o" <oniango@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: 9/30/2011 1:24:30 AM
Subject: Re: What a loss!! Kenya has lost its ambassador NO 1!
Honourable,
This is truly a big loss. She did all she could within the time limit. Let us live to remember her excellent sacrifices and contributions. Let us truly honour her. May the Good Lord rest her Soul in Eternal Peace.
Children of the Earth.