President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared four days of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
The head of state declared that Kenya will observe a period of national mourning from today, Friday, September 9 until sunset on Monday, 12 September.
He also directed the flag to be blown at half-mast in Kenya, all Kenyan diplomatic missions, public buildings grounds, all military bases, posts and stations, and all naval vessels of the Republic of Kenya.
All High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, Diplomatic Offices and other facilities of the Republic of Kenya abroad will also observe the same order.
The declaration by Uhuru came a day after Burmingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 years.
In his statement, Uhuru stated that Kenya was joining the world in mourning the monarch who championed unity and economic development of countries across the globe.
"Rarely has one person so epitomized the very best of humanity and leadership through selfless public service as the Late Queen Elizabeth II did in her 70 years at the helm of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and in her life of 96 years.
'The People of Kenya have always had a fondness for the magnificent and graceful twenty-five-year-old royal who visited our country as a princess and left it as Queen. It was thus with profound sadness and immeasurable grief that Kenya received the news of her passing," read the statement in part.
Uhuru underlined that the Queen shared a deep connection with Kenya following her numerous visits to the country before and after the 1963 independence.
"Throughout her reign, Her Majesty was a close friend of Kenya and the lifeblood of the Commonwealth. Her 70-year reign covered the pre-independence era, the granting of self-governance, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and all the other seminal events leading to the present day."
Queen Elizabeth's death was announced hours after her personal doctor announced that she was being monitored due to health concerns.
Following the Queen's demise, her eldest son King Charles III assumed the throne.
