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🇰🇪 Mazingira Day in Kenya
Day to celebrate service and volunteerism in Kenya
Date in Kenya
October 10
Instituted1988
A day dedicated to environmental conservation and awareness.
Formerly known as Moi Day, renamed to Huduma Day in 2020. "Huduma" means "service" in Swahili
How Mazingira Day is observed in Kenya
Historical significance
Established to align with global environmental conservation efforts.
Public life in Kenya
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
Formerly known as
Moi DayHuduma DayUtamaduni Day
On this day in African history
- ? Utamaduni Day(Kenya) - Celebrates the country's heritage and its diverse culture.
- 1930 The Transvaal University College changes its name to the University of Pretoria.
- 1958 Cyrille Adoula co-founds the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) along with Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Iléo. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1960 Munjuku Nguvauva II is installed as the Paramount Chief of the Ovanbandero people of Namibia.Â
- 1978 Ugandan MiG fighters bomb Tanzanian forests as tensions escalate between the two countries.