Flag of Kenya - wikipedia Flag of Kenya Kenya Use National flag, civil and state ensign Proportion 2 : 3 Adopted 12 December 1963 Design A horizontal tricolour of black, white - edged red, and green with two crossed white spears behind a red, white, and black Maasai shield. The flag of Kenya ( Swahili : Bendera ya Kenya ) is a tricolour of black, red, and green with two white edges imposed with an red, white and black Maasai shield and two crossed spears. The flag is based on that of Kenya African National Union and was officially adopted on 12 December 1963 after Kenya 's independence. Contents 1 History 2 Symbolism 3 Design 4 Variants 4.1 Executive 4.2 Defence Forces 4.3 County flags 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The Kenyan flag is based on the black over red over green flag of Kenya African National Union ( KANU ), the political party that led the fight for freedom and independence of Kenya. Upon independence, the white fimbriation, symbolising peace and unity, and the shield were added. The meaning of the colours of the flag of Kenya match closely to those of the Pan-African flag adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League in 1920. Symbolism The colour black represents the people of the Republic of Kenya, red for the blood shed during the fight for independence, and green for the country 's landscape and natural wealth. The white fimbriation was added later to symbolize peace and honesty. The black, red, and white traditional Maasai shield and two spears symbolise the defense of all the things mentioned above. Design Construction sheet The colours of the flag have been specified by the Kenya National Archives. Black Red Green British Standard Colours -- Post office red 0 - 006 0 - 010 Variants Executive Presidential Standard of Jomo Kenyatta Presidential Standard of Daniel Arap Moi Presidential Standard of Mwai Kibaki Presidential Standard of Uhuru Kenyatta, Incumbent President of Kenya Defence Forces Flag of Kenya Navy Presidential Standard of the Navy Flag of Kenya Defence Forces Flag of Kenya Air Force County flags Flag of Nairobi County See also List of flags of Kenya References Jump up ^ http://www.unia-acl.com/history-black,red,%20green.html Source : Kenyan Flag at Get Kenya Online. Accessed 6 August 2006. Source : Flag Specifications at Kenya National Archives. Accessed 16 Feb 2006. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Kenya. 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