U.N. says `` her legacy will stand '' on environmental and other issues . U.N. Secretary-General William Hague describes her as a `` pioneer '' Obama founder was elected to Kenya 's parliament with 98 % of the vote . She was the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize .
Obama says `` her legacy will stand '' on environmental and other issues . U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon describes her as a `` pioneer '' The Green Belt Movement founder was elected to Kenya 's parliament with 98 % of the vote . She was the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize .