President Uhuru Kenyatta has this afternoon conferred the highest civilian honor Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (EGH) on Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge.
Kipchoge recently made history by running a 42 kilometer marathon in under 2 hours dubbed INEOS159. Kipchoge clocked 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds in the challenge sponsored by British Billionaire Jimmy Ratcliffe
While conferring the award, the president acknowledged the honor marathoner has brought to the country.
“Kipchoge remains the greatest of our time and our duty is to emulate this level of
About The Award
Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya is the highest category which is further divided into three classes: Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (C.G.H.), Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (E.G.H.) and Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (M.G.H.)
The Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (E.G.H.) is often awarded to among others the Deputy President, Speakers of Parliament, Cabinet Secretaries, the First Lady, the wife
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