The Japanese government has awarded Benson Ogutu, the former Kenyan Ambassador to Japan, the 'Order of the Rising Sun, and Gold and Silver Stars', one of the highest honors in Japan.
In an official statement by the Japanese Embassy to Kenya on Wednesday, the Japanese government revealed that Ogutu was awarded on Tuesday, April 29.
Ogutu received the award for his significant contribution to strengthening bilateral relations between Kenya and Japan during his tenure as the ambassador from 2012 to 2020, when he was appointed as Kenya's ambassador to Moscow. ''The Government of Japan announced on April 29th that the Government has conferred a decoration, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Ambassador Benson H.O.
Ogutu,'' the statement read in part.
