Nobel laureate Prof Wangari Maathai's body will be cremated at Kariokor Crematorium on Saturday in a private funeral according to her wishes, her family and the government announced yesterday. Her remains will then be interred in the compound of the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environment Studies, her family said.
The decision was reached after a high level meeting between the family, nine Permanents Secretaries and two PC's at the Office of the President.