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Public in Kenya
Madaraka Day in Kenya
Commemorates Kenya gaining internal self-rule from Britain
Quick Facts
Holiday Type
Classification in Kenya
Public
Established
Officially instituted in Kenya
1963
About Madaraka Day
Commemorates Kenya gaining internal self-rule from Britain
Madaraka is a Swahili word meaning "power" or "responsibility"
Practical Information in Kenya
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
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Calendar Systems
gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
- 1956 Charles Njonjo posted to Mombasa, where he works for five years as Deputy Official Receiver handling bankruptcies and later as Crown Counsel. · Kenya
- 1963 Kenya attains independence. · Kenya
- 1963 (c.) Joseph Murumbi appointed by Kenyatta as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office upon Kenya's achievement of self-rule, overseeing defense, in... · Kenya
- 1963 Richard Achieng Oneko appointed Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Tourism by Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta upon Kenya's attainment of self-gov... · Kenya
- 1963 Tom Mboya assumes office as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs when Kenya achieves internal self-government. · Kenya
- 1964 The Kenya Air Force is established. · Kenya
- 1965 (c.) President Jomo Kenyatta issues a presidential directive requiring all Members of Parliament to obtain permits from District Commissioners before addre... · Kenya
- 1973 Njoroge Mungai elected inaugural president of the United Nations Environment Programme as its first Governing Council meets in Nairobi, the agency he... · Kenya
- 1980 Charles Njonjo appointed Minister for Home and Constitutional Affairs in President Moi's newly created cabinet portfolio. · Kenya
- 1982 Arrests of Kenyan intellectuals opposing Moi's regime start with George Anyona and Oginga Odinga. · Kenya
- 1982 Arrests of Kenyan intellectuals opposing Moi's regime begin with George Anyona and Oginga Odinga. · Kenya
In Kenya, around 1963
- 1963 Jomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya. · Kenya
- 1963 Kenya attains independence. · Kenya
- 1963 (c.) Joseph Murumbi appointed by Kenyatta as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office upon Kenya's achievement of self-rule, overseeing defense, in... · Kenya
- 1963 (c.) Richard Achieng Oneko wins the Nakuru Town Constituency parliamentary seat, demonstrating trans-ethnic appeal in a cosmopolitan urban center outside h... · Kenya
- 1963 Richard Achieng Oneko appointed Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Tourism by Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta upon Kenya's attainment of self-gov... · Kenya
- 1963 Paul Ngei leads the African People's Party to major electoral victories across Ukambani during Kenya's pre-independence elections. · Kenya
Historical Timeline
1963
Instituted in Kenya
🇰🇪Holiday officially established in Kenya
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Kenya
🇰🇪Final celebration recorded in Kenya
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Kenya
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Kenya
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: June 1, 2024