Kenya
Order of the Burning Spear
General grounds under the National Honours Act 2013 apply. The Jamhuri Day 2025 notice states honours are conferred in recognition of distinguished and outstanding services rendered to the nation.1,2
- Country
- Kenya
- Conferred by
- The President of Kenya under the National Honours Act 20131
- How announced
- Jamhuri Day, Madaraka Day and other national day lists in the Kenya Gazette. The 2025 Jamhuri Day notice listed 81 CBS, 74 EBS and 235 MBS recipients.2
- Revocation
- Same as other Kenyan national honours. Section 10 of the National Honours Act 2013 allows revocation by the President on advisory committee advice, published by Gazette notice.1
Grades
- Chief (CBS), first class
- Elder (EBS), second class
- Moran (MBS), third class
Official page: new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/2013/11/eng@2022-12-31
Sources
- Kenya Law, National Honours Act, No. 11 of 2013 (revised 31 December 2022) (31 December 2022)
- Kenya Gazette, Kenya Gazette Special Issue Vol. CXXVII No. 259, Gazette Notice No. 18367, Honours and Awards (copy hosted by Capital FM) (11 December 2025)