Gov't declares Wednesday, June 28th a public holiday

The government has declared Wednesday, June 28th a public holiday to mark Eid-Ul-Adha (Idd-Ul-Azha). 

Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki made the announcement on Monday in a gazette notice dated June 26, 2023.

"It is notified for the general information of the public that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (2) and part II of the Schedule, as read with section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration declares that Wednesday, the 28th June, 2023, shall be a public holiday to mark Eid-Ul-Adha (Idd-Ul-Azha)," reads the gazette notice.

Eid-ul-Adha is used to mark the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims.

The Mecca pilgrimage is a mandatory religious duty for the religion’s faithfuland must be carried out at least once in one’s lifetime by all adult Muslims capable – physically or financially – of undertaking the journey.

The day remembers Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to.