<Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> 12 December 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> A horizontal tricolour of black, white - edged red, and green with two crossed white spears behind a red, white, and black Maasai shield . </Td> </Tr> <P> The flag of Kenya (Swahili: Bendera ya Kenya) is a tricolour of black, red, and green with two white edges imposed with an red, white and black Maasai shield and two crossed spears . The flag is based on that of Kenya African National Union and was officially adopted on 12 December 1963 after Kenya's independence . </P> <P> The Kenyan flag is based on the black over red over green flag of Kenya African National Union (KANU), the political party that led the fight for freedom and independence of Kenya . Upon independence, the white fimbriation, symbolising peace and unity, and the shield were added . The meaning of the colours of the flag of Kenya match closely to those of the Pan-African flag adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League in 1920 . </P>

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