Kidiki Declares Wednesday a Public Holiday

By Cynthia Lodite,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared Wednesday 10th a public holiday for Muslims to mark Idd-ul-Fitr.

In a special gazette notice seen by Kalya Digital dated April 9, 2024, the Cabinet secretary issued a directive to Kenyans as Muslims wrap up Ramadhan.

“It is notified for the general information of the public that, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the Public Holidays Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration declares that Wednesday, the 10th April, 2024 shall be a Public Holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr,” read the gazette notice.

Idd-ul-Fitr is a major religious holiday for Muslims that marks the end of the month-long fasting period of Ramadhan which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

Notably the celebration begins with special prayers, known as the Eid prayer, performed early in the morning after the sighting of the crescent moon.