Public holidays in Kenya

There are approximately twelve nationally recognized Public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Kenya, a country in East Africa.

Date	Name
January 1	New Year's Day
Varies	Good Friday
Varies	Easter Monday
May 1	Labour Day
June 1	Madaraka Day^[1]
Depends on the sighting of the moon	Eid al-Fitr
Depends on the sighting of the moon	Eid al-Adha
October 10	^[2]
October 20	Mashujaa Day (Formerly Kenyatta Day)
December 12	Jamhuri Day, marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on December 12, 1964.^[3]
December 25	Christmas Day
December 26	Boxing Day (Utamaduni Day in Kenya) ^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ "Madaraka Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Huduma Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Jamhuri Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "National Holidays in Kenya in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ PSCU. "Moi Day renamed Huduma Day, Boxing Day, Utamaduni Day". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

External links[]

[1] "Madaraka Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] "Huduma Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[3] "Jamhuri Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[4] "National Holidays in Kenya in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[5] PSCU. "Moi Day renamed Huduma Day, Boxing Day, Utamaduni Day". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

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