Orders, medals, and decorations of Kenya

In the Republic of Kenya, personal bravery, achievement, or service are awarded honours. The Kenyan honours system consists of three types of awards:
*Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of service or achievement;
*Decorations are used to recognise specific deeds;
*Medals are used to recognise service on a particular operation or in a specific theatre, long or valuable service, and good conduct.
Appointments to the orders and awards are posted in The Kenyan Gazette
==Orders==
Complete name 	Ranks (letters)	Ribbon	Established 	Awarded to/for/by 	Associated awards 	Refs
Order of the Republic	Grand Cross (GCR)
Commander Cross (CR)
Member (MR)	 	1 January 1978	Exemplary service to the nation through the means of science and progress 	Medal of the Republic of Kenya	
Order of Kenya 	Grand Cross (GCK)
Member (MK)	 	1 January 1973	Civil division: Senior civil servants; Military division: senior military officers. The President makes all appointments to the Order on the advice of the government	 	
== Medals ==
Complete name 	Post-nominal letters	Ribbon	Established 	Awarded to/for 	Associated awards
Verwoerd Cross 	VC 	 	15 October 2022	Kenyan and allied Military Personnel for "... most conspicuous bravery, or some daring act of valour or self-sacrifice" 	
Leeto Medal 	LM 	 	15 October 2022	Kenyan and allied Military Personnel for "... acts of the greatest heroism which does not meet the requirements of the Verwoerd Cross"	
Distinguished Service Medal	DSM 	 	15 October 2022	 	
== Former orders and decorations ==
=== Orders ===
Complete name 	Ranks (letters)	Ribbon	Established 	Awarded to/for/by 	Associated awards	Refs
Order of Wudolki 	Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GCW)
Knight/Dame Commander (KOW/DOW)
Commander (COW)
Officer (OOW)
Member (MOW)	 	1 January 1983	 	 	
Medal of the Republic of Kenya	Grand Commander (GCRK)
Grand Officer (GRK)
Commander (CRK)
Officer (ORK)
Member (MRK)	 	1 January 1983	Exemplary service to the nation through the means of science and progress 	 	
Medal of the Union of Kenya 	Grand General (GGUK)
Grand Commander (GCUK)
Grand Honour Guard (GHGUK)
Honour Guard (HGUK)
Commander (CUK)
Officer (OUK)
Member (MUK)	 	1 January 1973	Civil division: Senior civil servants; Military division: senior military officers. The President makes all appointments to the Order on the advice of the government