Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for his role in championing and advocating for the WHO Pandemic Agreement.
WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus awarded Uhuru the certificate of recognition.
“In recognition of your key role in championing and advocating for the WHO Pandemic Agreement that was adopted by the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly,” the WHO certificate reads.
Digital Strategic Pauline Njoroge congratulated the former president, praising his continued impact on both the local and international stage.
“Congratulations, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta! Your legacy lives on locally and internationally,” Njoroge stated.
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The WHO pandemic agreement was adopted on May 20 during the 78th World Health Assembly meeting.
The agreement was adopted after over three years of intensive negotiations, initiated by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The WHO Pandemic Agreement sets out the principles, approaches, and tools for better international coordination across a range of areas, in order to strengthen the global health architecture for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
This includes equitable and timely access to vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
The WHO’s recognition adds to Uhuru’s list of international awards.
In 2022, the former President was honoured by Burundi for promoting peace and stability in the country and the Great Lakes region.
Uhuru received the National Order of the Republic of Burundi, the highest award of honour in the East African nation, at State House, Nairobi on July 7, 2022.
In April 2023, Uhuru was recognized and awarded for his contribution to the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the northern part of Ethiopia.
Kenyatta was awarded during a recognition program organized by the Ethiopian government to take stock of lessons learned from the African Union-led and Ethiopian-owned peace process.
The retired president played an integral role in the signing of a peace treaty between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), where both parties agreed to a "permanent cessation of hostilities" to end the Tigray War.
