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Angolan President João Lourenço has posthumously awarded Kenya’s founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta an Honour of Class medal. 

Angolan President João Lourenço has posthumously awarded Kenya’s founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta an Honour of Class medal in recognition of his legacy as a pan Africanist leader. 

In a statement on Saturday, November 8, retired President Uhuru Kenyatta thanked Angola’s President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço for the honour.

The decoration, awarded under the Honour Class, was given during Angola’s 50th Anniversary of National Independence celebrations on Thursday, November 6, 2025, in Luanda.

“The Office of the Fourth President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, wishes to express its profound gratitude to His Excellency President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the Government, and the people of the Republic of Angola for the posthumous honour bestowed upon Kenya’s Founding Father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta,” read part of the statement.

The award was received by Uhuru’s brother, Muhoho Kenyatta, on behalf of the Kenyatta family and facilitated by Ambassador Joyce Khasimwa M’maitsi.

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File image of Muhoho Kenyatta and the Honour of Class medal. 

Uhuru noted that the gesture is not merely an honour to an individual, but a reaffirmation of the deep historical bonds and shared struggle for liberation between Kenya and Angola.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Muhoho said the award serves as a reminder of Kenyatta’s Pan-African ideals.

“This prestigious award serves as a powerful reminder of the Pan-African ideals that Mzee Jomo Kenyatta championed, a vision of a united, free, and self-determined Africa.

“His solidarity with Angola’s liberation movement was rooted in the unwavering belief that the destiny of all African nations is interconnected,” Muhoho stated.

Angola also honoured African leaders from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, South Africa, and Ghana, who played significant roles in supporting the country’s struggle for independence.

Angola gained independence on November 11, 1975, from Portuguese rule.

Kenyatta was among the African leaders who advocated for political and economic unity of Africa and the end of colonial rule.

He worked with other leaders like Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Nnamdi Azikiwe of Nigeria to push for Pan-Africanism.