Obama says `` her legacy will stand '' on environmental and other issues . She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree . 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 . In an interview in New York, she said that " I am not afraid of being called a hero or even a heroine for standing up against big business and government corruption...
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 . In an interview in New York, she said that " I am not afraid of being called a hero or even a heroine for standing up against big business and government corruption...