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Nile Perch Is A Fish That Was Introduced Into Lake Victoria. The Reason That Fish Was Introduced Into Lake Victoria Was Because It Was Decided That The People Living Near The Lake Needed More Proteins Than They Were Getting.

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.

The People Are Starving. They Need Food; They Need Medicine; They Need Education. They Do Not Need A Skyscraper To House The Ruling Party And A 24-hour Tv Station.

It's The Little Things Citizens Do. That's What Will Make The Difference. My Little Thing Is Planting Trees.

Anybody Can Dig A Hole And Plant A Tree. But Make Sure It Survives. You Have To Nurture It, You Have To Water It, You Have To Keep At It Until It Becomes Rooted So It Can Take Care Or Itself. There Are So Many Enemies Of Trees.