I think one of the things that women suffer from is talking about themselves... We grow up to serve and never to think about ourselves. Women are the… - Jennifer Riria

People should not become leaders so they can be worshipped by the people, but so that they can truly serve the people with commitment and with sincerity.

I am a visionary leader. I like to work with people because I believe that I can't do it alone. I am committed, consistent and I have the Lord in me.

I kept stumbling and falling and stumbling and falling as I searched for the good. 'Why?' I asked myself. Now I believe that I was on the right path all along, particularly with the Green Belt Movement, but then others told me that I shouldn't have a career, that I shouldn't raise my voice, that women are supposed to have a master. That I needed to be someone else. Finally I was able to see that if I had a contribution I wanted to make, I must do it, despite what others said. That I was OK the way I was. That it was all right to be strong.