{"id":6793,"date":"2015-07-04T08:12:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T08:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2015-07-04T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T08:54:09","slug":"kenyatta-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/kenyatta-award","title":{"rendered":"President Kenyatta Wins The AASU African President Of The Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He was recognized for being an excellent leader, particularly in consensus-building, policy-making and in creating solutions to Kenya\u2019s most urgent issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Honored by Students<\/h2>\n<p>Members of \u00a0the All-Africa Students Union (AASU) chose to give the award to Kenyatta due to his efficient leadership style. The AASU is based in Accra, Ghana and is comprised of thousands of students from across the continent. At Senate House in Nairobi, a few of the members from 12 local colleges formally presented the president with the award.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6795\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CI5UKbCWcAAvqvr.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CI5UKbCWcAAvqvr.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CI5UKbCWcAAvqvr-540x300.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thisisafrica.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/kenyatta-award.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>An Important Conversation<\/h2>\n<p>The students were accompanied by their East African representative, Mr. Lone Felix of Kenyatta University. The student leaders requested the Head of State for more funding from the Higher Education Loans Board. They all discussed the necessity for a better connection between the students and the government, instead of resorting to violent protests. The president agreed with them and advised <i>\u201cYou should engage the ministry (of Education) in a more constructive manner without going to the streets and throwing stones.\u201d<\/i> He also encouraged all of the students to keep their dreams alive since they live in a country bound to become prosperous\u00a0with its abundant resources.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6796\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/safe_image.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"366\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQAXdmCo79PQ8niJ&amp;w=470&amp;h=246&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standardmedia.co.ke%2Fimages%2Fthursday%2Fdenvspizqtsxszchs5594e79d80c90.png&amp;cfs=1&amp;upscale=1\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mugabe-successor\">SEE ALSO: Robert Mugabe Warns Parti Members: \u201cDon\u2019t Try to Choose My Successor\u201d.\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President \u00a0Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya was voted African President of the Year 2014\/2015. 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