Order of the Golden Heart (Kenya)

Highest award in Kenya

Order of the Golden Heart of the Republic of Kenya is the highest award in Kenya, and is split into three classes: Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart (C.G.H.), Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (E.G.H.) and Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart (M.G.H.)^[1]

Recipients

Chief of the Order is mostly given to the holders of the office of the President of Kenya.^[1] However, several prominent figures have also received the medal despite not being Kenyan sitting presidents. Recipients include:

• President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni
• Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
• Aga Khan IV
• Saudi Businessman Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud
• Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Mike Moore^[2]
• Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra^[3]
• Long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge^[4]

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya

References

1. "What Presidential Awards, Orders and Medals in Kenya Mean". Kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
2. "Mike Moore, WTO Director-General, 1999 to 2002". World Trade Organization. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
3. "Kenya Law | Kenya Gazette". kenyalaw.org. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
4. Tendu, Babu. "Kipchoge honoured with the Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

• https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/ruto-awards-bohra-community-leader-highest-state-award/pnrebx2
• https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/12/syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin-presented-with-the-highest-national-honour-by-president-ruto-of-kenya/
• Obiero, Gladys Mokeira (22 October 2019). "What is Elder of Golden Heart?". tuko.co.ke. Retrieved 28 May 2022.