The Order of the Burning Spear

• Time Period: Post-WW2
• Institution: 21 April 1966
• Country: Kenya

The Order of the Burning Spear was instituted on 21 April 1966 for distinguished services to dignitaries, members of the public service, and professionals.

The Order is divided into three classes:

• Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (C.B.S)
• Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (E.B.S)
• Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (M.B.S)

Some of the notable figures who received this award include former Statehouse Spokesman Manoah Esipisu, 800 meters Olympic Champion and world record holder David Rudisha, and veteran journalist Jeff Koinange of Citizen Television Kenya.

The Order of the Burning Spear Design

The elder rank of the Order of the Burning Spear is always a breast star and a neck badge, while the insignia of Moran Burning Spear (M.B.S.) and it’s ONLY a neck badge.

The ribbon is black, half green with a wide white-edged red central stripe. The earlier insignia of the Moran of the Burning Spear had a silvered center.