Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta Crowned Africa's President Of The Year

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta has been voted Africa’s President of the year 2014/2015 for his outstanding leadership. The Head of State was picked for the prestigious Africa Education and Leadership Awards for his ability to build consensus locally and abroad, efforts to change policies for the better and supervise solutions that address Kenya’s pressing issues.

Thousands of university students from across hundreds of institutions of higher learning in the continent who are members of the All-Africa Students Union (AASU), presented President Kenyatta with the award which, among other things, celebrates “outstanding leadership and educational excellence”.

AASU student leaders drawn from 12 local universities presented the award to the President at State House, Nairobi. They were accompanied by Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi , PS Belio Kipsang and a team from the Kenya Private Sector Alliance.

The President concurred with the students over the need for more engagement between themselves and the government, saying this would prevent them from resorting to violence to express their concerns.

“You should engage the ministry (of Education) in a more constructive manner without going to the streets and throwing stones”, the President told the student leaders .