The Developed World Should Be Willing To

Tradition Sometimes Excludes The Girl Child From Inheriting; Or Single Women May Not Want To Be Perceived As Pursuing Too Much Property. The Law Has Come A Long Way In Favor Of The Woman, But It Is The Tradition, The Attitudes, That We Often Have To Fight.

You Cannot Enslave A Mind That Knows Itself. That Values Itself. That Understands Itself.

When I Went Back Home, I Was Constantly Being Reminded, I'm An African Woman, And So There Are Certain Things I Shouldn't Do, Certain Ambitions That I Should Not Entertain. That Was A Problem For Me Because I Had Never Thought Of Myself As An African Woman, Never Thought Of Myself As A Woman To Begin With. For Me The Limit Was My Capacity, My Capability.

You Can Educate People On How To Preempt Their Own Conflict.

I Stand Before You And The World Humbled By This Recognition And Uplifted By The Honour Of Being The 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As The First African Woman To Receive This Prize, I Accept It On Behalf Of The People Of Kenya And Africa, And Indeed The World. I Am Especially Mindful Of Women And The Girl Child. I Hope It Will Encourage Them To Raise Their Voices And Take More Space For Leadership.