First Lady Margaret Kenyatta named United Nations Person of the Year

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta during the UN Day celebrations at the UN Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, on October 24, 2014. She was named the 2014 United Nations Person of the Year. PHOTO | PSCU 

In Summary

• She said the seven counties have some of the highest maternal and newborn mortality rates in the country.
• The First Lady received the award for her efforts in the Beyond Zero campaign during the United Nations Day celebrations at Gigiri, Nairobi.

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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was on Friday named the 2014 United Nations Person of the Year.

Mrs Kenyatta received the award for her efforts in the Beyond Zero campaign during the United Nations Day celebrations at Gigiri, Nairobi.

“I am truly honoured to be named the recipient of this highly regarded and prestigious award,” she said after receiving the award.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta reacts after being named the 2014 United Nations Person of the Year at the UN Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, on October 24, 2014. PHOTO | PSCU

She added: “I am humbled with the recognition that you confer on me today, and I would like to dedicate this award to all of you, the Kenyan men and women who join me every day in the fight to reduce maternal and early childhood deaths .... we are not there yet but we shall get 'Beyond Zero'.”

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta (third right) after being named the 2014 United Nations Person of the Year at the UN Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, on October 24, 2014. PHOTO | PSCU

She said seven fully kitted mobile clinics have so far been delivered to Taita-Taveta, Narok, Isiolo, Homa Bay, Wajir, Baringo and Samburu counties.

She said the seven counties have some of the highest maternal and newborn mortality rates in the country.