The Kenyan Silver Star was instituted on 8 December 1983 and is awarded to members of the uniformed services for conspicuous acts of valor, self-sacrifice, or devotion to duty in the face of danger.
The medal is a cupro-nickel, 18.7 mm (0.74 inches) five-pointed star and bears the arms of the Republic of Kenya on the obverse. The reverse is plain.
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