Ruto Given Highest Award In Comoros

The Kenyan Head of State received the award in the archipelago country while he was the chief guest during the 48th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Comoros.

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Jul 6, 2023 - 16:00
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Ruto Given Highest Award In Comoros
President William Ruto was given the Grand Cross of the Green Crescent of Comoros award in Comoros on July 6, 2023. /TWITTER

President William Ruto on Thursday, July 6 received the Grand Cross of the Green Crescent of the Comoros from his Comoros counterpart, Azali Assoumani.

The Grand Cross of Green Crescent is the highest decoration in the Islands of the Comoros. 

The Kenyan Head of State received the award in the archipelago country while he was the chief guest during the 48th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Comoros.

During the event, President Ruto committed to scrapping visa requirements for the people of Comoros who have valid travel documents to ease travel between the island nation and Kenya.

President William Ruto was given the Grand Cross of the Green Crescent of Comoros award in Comoros on July 6, 2023. /TWITTER

"I give you a commitment that Kenya shall abolish the requirement of visas for all persons holding valid travel documents issued by the Union of Comoros into Kenya, before the end of 2023," Ruto announced.

The Head of State also promised to strengthen education ties with Comoros revealing plans by his government to allow students from Comoros to pursue higher education in Kenya and pay the same amount of fees as local students.

Ruto had flown out of Kenya on Wednesday, July 5 for a three-day visit to the Union of Comoros and the Republic of Congo. The visit to Comoros was aimed at significantly strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries.

On Friday, July 7, President Ruto will commence a two-day State visit to the Republic of Congo. There, he will hold bilateral talks with President Dennis Sassou Nguesso focusing on Kenya-Congo strategic cooperation.

The Heads of State will also witness the signing of legal instruments on various bilateral agreements.

"Kenya and Congo enjoy warm and cordial ties built on longstanding friendship and cooperation at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

"The State Visit follows the inaugural session of the Kenya-Congo Joint Commission for Cooperation, which was held by officials from both countries between June 25 and June 27, 2023," the statement added.

The Comoros Award is notably not the first unique one he has received. On December 16, 2022, he was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement at a Golden Plate Award Ceremony held in Washington DC, USA.

The Golden Plate Award was presented by Awards Council members Dr Ben Carson and General Charles Q. Brown, of the United States Air Force (USAF).

President Ruto was cited for his inspiring journey, according to a statement shared by State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed.

With the award, he joined an illustrious group of achievers such as former US President Barack Obama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the late Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, and Sydney Portier.

President William Ruto posing with the Golden Plate Award on December 16, 2022. /TWITTER.HUSSEIN MOHAMED

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