During his presidency, KK implemented various social and economic reforms, including nationalizing key industries and advocating for Pan-Africanism.

KK was known for his philosophy of "humanism." He believed in the innate value and dignity of every human being. This philosophy guided his policies, which focused on social welfare and equality for all citizens.

KK was a prominent leader in the anti-apartheid movement. KK was a vocal advocate for the rights of African nations and played a significant role in supporting the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

He was affectionately known as the "African Gandhi." Due to his commitment to non-violence, love, and unity, KK earned the title of the “African Gandhi” among his followers and supporters.

KK advocated for women’s rights and gender equality. He strongly believed in empowering women and promoting their active participation in all aspects of society, including politics and decision-making.

KK was a key figure in the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). He played a significant role in bringing together African leaders and promoting unity, cooperation, and solidarity among African nations.

He remained active in politics even after leaving the presidency. KK continued to be involved in Zambian politics, offering guidance and support to various political parties and initiatives.

KK was a symbol of unity and national pride. His leadership and commitment to the well-being of Zambia made him a respected and revered figure among the Zambian people.

He was an advocate for education and lifelong learning. KK believed in the power of education to transform individuals and societies, and he spearheaded initiatives to promote access to quality education for all.

He loved sport. KK was an avid sports lover who liked to play golf and soccer. He was also an officially recognised soccer referee, and the patron of the Zambia National Football Team, which was named KK11.

He introduced free education in Zambia because of a personal experience where his mother cried after the school Kenneth was at refused to admit him into class for failure to pay school fees. He said everybody desired to have an education. Because of him, several of today's prominent leaders had free education right up to university level.

KK's full name was Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda. He was the last born of eight children born to David and Helen Kaunda.

Even as president, KK was humble and down-to-earth, and personally served his guests tea.

The full words of KK's Tiyende Pamodzi song are:"
Tiyende pamodzi ndi m’tima umo;
Tiloke Zambezi ndi m’tima umo;
Tiloke Limpopo ndi m’tima umo;
A youth tiye, amai tiye, atate tiye;
Tili pamodzi ndi m’tima umo."

KK advocated for women’s rights and gender equality. He strongly believed in empowering women and promoting their active participation in all aspects of society, including politics and decision-making.

KK's mother, Helen Kaunda, was the first African woman teacher in Northern Rhodesia.

KK's work of unifying Zambians has inspired the creation of several initiatives, such as the Tiyende Pamodzi Goodwill Foundation and 73=ONE: The Zambia Equation movement and clothing brand.

When KK died, 7 days of national mourning were declared in Botswana, during which all flags flew at half mast.

Kaunda travelled to the United States in 1960 to visit Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. It was after this meeting that KK was inspired to organise the civil disobedience campaign called the "Cha Cha Cha Uprising".

Through the Mulungushi Reforms, introduced by KK in 1968, the Zambian Government managed to acquire shares in the Anglo-American Corporation and the Rhodesia Selection Trust.

Kaunda married Beatrice Kaweche Banda in 1946, with whom he had eigth children. They remained married until her death in 2012.

KK's Government mostly consisted of alumni of Munali Secondary School, including Arthur Wina and Sikota Wina.

Kaunda taught at the Upper Primary School in Lubwa in 1943. He was also the headmaster at the school from 1944 to 1947.

To honour him, KK was recognised as an "African President-in-Residence" at the African Presidential Archives and Research Center, Boston University, from 2002 to 2004.

An avid ballroom dancer, and was once spotted in the audience of Dancing with the Stars.

Kaunda was arrested by the colonialists in 1955 and jailed for two months for possessing and distributing banned literature.

KK received the National Heritage Council, Ubuntu Award in 2007

KK demonstrated his humanism when visiting the convicted gunmen that murdered his son Wezi in jail, and asking that they should not be additionally punished as they were acting on the orders of others.

As founding father of Zambia, KK built up its critical human and physical infrastructure, especially in providing universal health and education.

KK, his wife and their 10 children, including their adopted one, sat around the piano for hymn-singing and Bible readings.

Teaching at a mission school near Salisbury, capital of Southern Rhodesia, and at a secondary school in Mufulira in the Copperbelt of Northern Rhodesia, Kaunda was saddened rather than angered by the way the whites treated the blacks. He abandoned his career and decided to become a politician to end racial discrimination and segregation.

Kaunda vowed to never eat what his fellow Africans could not afford when he saw a group of African women manhandled for protesting over the cost of meat in a white butcher's shop.

As a boy, Kaunda earned money for family expenses by digging irrigation ditches and tending the garden at Lubwa Mission.

Kaunda became teh youngest prime minister in the Commonwealth at the age of 39 years.

After Zambia gained indepedence, Kaunda chose to remain within the Commonwealth, launched reforms in agriculture and education and recognised the need to keep white officials and technicians, assuring them that there would be no black intimidation.

The Bemba Royal Establishment conferred Kenneth Kaunda with the "Kachele wa Lubemba" title, which essentially gave him as much power as the Chitimukulu.

KK believed always believed "local is lakka", meaning locally-produced goods were better than international ones. He ensured that his children attended local schools, despite the pressure from influential people to send their children abroad for school.

When life became hard for the Kaundas because of inadequate income from the ANC, Betty Kaunda resorted to by charcoal for sale and brewing illicit beer.

Betty delivered seven of her nine biological children herself. Only the last two, who were twins, were delivered in a hospital.

When funds were hard to come by for the Kaunda family in 1950s and Betty had resorted to selling charcoal, their oldest son Panji took a job as a caddie at Lusaka Golf Club to help raise funds for everyday household supplies.

KK was at the centre of the formation of the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC) in 1980. The SADCC was transformed to Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 1992.

House No. 394 Chilenje, which the Kaundas used to occupy was turned into a national monument overnight when Kenneth Kaunda became president.

Besides being a good musician, KK was a skillful ballroom dancer and in 2006, he attended a live episode of the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.

During Christmas holidays, President KK would take his family to visit his mother, brother Robert, and sisters Kate and Joan, at Shambalakale Farm in Chinsali district.

When their daughers became of age, Kenneth and Betty Kaunda made sure that they received the traditional teachings of the rite of passage for that transition. For this purpose, a hut was constructed at State House, and the girls experienced one month of seclusion.

In protest against intolerance to tribal diversity exhibited during a UNIP National Council meeting in 1968, KK resigned from his presidency, stating that he did not want to be part of an organisation that promoted regional and tribal divisions.

KK received the Nobel Peace Award from Pillars of Peace Zambia Chapter for being a champion and ambassador of peace throughout his life.

In 1953, Kenneth Kaunda's mother Helen shunned corontation celebrations for QUeen Elizabeth II, which were taking place throughout the British Commonwealth.

Being a devout Christian, KK extended Zambian citizenship to European settlers who were in the country at the time of Independence, against the common feeling of revenge by most citizens.

Although Kenneth Kaunda upheld methods of using passive resistance when fighting colonialism, some of his followers took this as a weakness and opted for civil disobedience and arson. This led to the Cha-Cha-Cha movement of 1961.

Kaunda was baptised in the Free Church of Scotland in Northern Rhodesia 2 weeks after birth. He grew up in the church where he served as choir master, deacon and treasurer.