An 85-year-old granny is among Kenyans who had a rare opportunity to interact with King Charles III while visiting a market stall set up at Karura forest.
Lillian Wanjiru Njeru when interacting with the King chose to engage him in the Kikuyu dialect.
The King was speaking to community members who benefit from Karura Forest.
"I spoke Kikuyu to the King to show that grassroots women at the time didn't plant trees because of the language they speak but because they loved to conserve the environment," she said.
The 85-year-old said she is knowledgeable in Swahili and English, both written and spoken.
Speaking to the Star, Wanjiru told the King that Wangari Maathai told her that without planting trees, the country would turn into a desert.
"I told the King that we came together as grassroots women to plant trees," she said.
Although there was an interpreter Njeru said she loved making the King laugh with her Kikuyu.
"Hata yeye alichangamka," she said
Njeru is one of the founders of the Greenbelt movement.
"I am retired but I am still a full member."
