Uhuru Gives Three Orders Following Queen Elizabeth II's Death

Here are other orders he issued:

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Sep 9, 2022 - 14:15 Updated: Sep 9, 2022 - 14:25
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Uhuru Gives Three Orders Following Queen Elizabeth II's Death
Queen Elizabeth and President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past event. /PSCU

President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared four days of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, among three orders issued on Friday, September 9.

The period will last from today until sunset on Monday, September 12.

Here are other orders he issued:

1. That in testimony of the respect in which the memory of the Late Queen Elizabeth II is held, Kenya will observe a period of national mourning from today until sunset on Monday, 12th September 2022. 

2. That the Flag of the Republic of Kenya shall be flown at half-mast at State House and all Kenyan Diplomatic Missions, Public Buildings and Public Grounds, all Military Bases, Posts and Stations, on all Naval Vessels of the Republic of Kenya, and however elsewhere throughout the Republic of Kenya; from dawn on today until sunset on Monday, 12th September 2022. 

Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip during a safari in Kenya in 1952. /BBC

3. That our national flag shall be flown at half-mast for the same length of time at all High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, Diplomatic Offices, and other facilities of the Republic of Kenya abroad.

In his message of condolence and comfort to His Majesty King Charles III, the Royal Family, Prime Minister Liz Truss and the British people, President Kenyatta mourned the 96-year-old monarch as a towering global icon of selfless service to humanity.

"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was a towering icon of selfless service to humanity and a key figurehead of not only the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations where Kenya is a distinguished member but the entire world," President Kenyatta mourned.

The President said he received the sad news of the passing on of Queen Elizabeth II with great sorrow and a deep sense of loss saying the People and the Government of the Republic of Kenya stand in solidarity with the Royal Family, the United Kingdom and the world in mourning the departed monarch

The Head of State recalled Kenya's close ties with Queen Elizabeth II noting that the longest-serving monarch in British history took over from her father, King George VI, who died while she was on safari in Kenya.

Queen Elizabeth II, full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, ascended to the throne and became Queen on February 6, 1952, aged 25 years. She celebrated her platinum jubilee this year to mark 70 years of her reign.

She was crowned in June 1953, in Westminster Abbey, in the first-ever broadcast coronation.

Following her demise, Prince Charles took over the mantle of leadership, becoming the next King. Charles was Queen Elizabeth's eldest son. The new king will lead the country in mourning before Queen Elizabeth is laid to rest, marking the end of her reign.

The Royal family comprising Prince Charles and his wife,  Duchess of Cornwall, Duke of York and the Count and Countess of Wessex, Princess Royal, Princess Anne, had cancelled their plans to visit the Queen. 

Following her death, Operation London Bridge was implemented, a protocol detailing the events that must be undertaken when the long-reigning royal passes away.

A photo of London Bridge. /UNSPLASH

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