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Eid al-Fitr. Depends on the sighting of the moon. Eid al-Adha. 10 October. Utamaduni Day [2] formerly Moi Day, formerly Huduma Day. 20 October. Mashujaa Day (Formerly Kenyatta Day) 12 December. Jamhuri Day, marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on 12 December 1964.
2017 (Friday) 2016 (Thursday) 2015 (Tuesday) 2014 (Monday) October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar ; 72 days remain until the end of the year.
Kenya only attained partial independence on this day in 1963 and did not become a fully established republic until about a year and a half later, on 12 December 1964. In recognition of that, Kenya also celebrates Jamhuri Day (Republic Day) on 12 December every year. Madaraka is a Swahili word for "authority, ruling power".
On 20 October 2019, President Kenyatta awarded the Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya to Eliud Kipchoge for running a sub two-hour marathon in Vienna, Austria. Order of the Grand Warrior. Salah Farah received the award for dying trying to fend off a terrorist attack.
Larry Madowo (born 14 July 1987) is a CNN International Correspondent and host of the African Voices Changemakers and Playmakers series. He was previously a North America Correspondent for the BBC and also anchored breaking news and presented BBC World News America from Washington, DC. He was a 2019-20 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and ...
One officer died after Thursday’s protests and 20 were seriously injured, per authorities. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan opposition leader The post Kenyan opposition leader to sue over alleged ...
2019 Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack. / 1.27000°S 36.80361°E / -1.27000; 36.80361. The 2019 DusitD2 complex attack was a terrorist attack that occurred from 15 to 16 January 2019 in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Kenya, which left 22 civilians and all five terrorists dead. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Moi Day, (unofficially referred as Huduma Day ), is a public holiday in Kenya. [1] It is celebrated each year on October 10, honoring former Kenyan President Daniel Moi. Following the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in August 2010, Moi Day was removed from the list of Kenyan national holidays. [2]