Akinwumi Bags Kenya’s Highest National Honour

The President of Kenya, Dr William Ruto (right), on Monday, conferred the country’s highest national honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart (CGH) on Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group.
Less than ten recipients have been conferred with Kenya’s highest national award since Independence in 1963. Dr Adesina is the 9th recipient.
Speaking at the event held at the State House, President Ruto acknowledged Dr Adesina’s decades-old work in and on behalf of Kenya during an illustrious career that includes the Rockefeller Foundation, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the African Development Bank.