The government has officially declared Friday, June 6, as a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Adha.
Through a special gazette notice, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the holiday, allowing the Muslim community to celebrate their second-holiest festival of the year.
“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 Friday, 6th June, 2025, shall be a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Adha,” read the notice in part.
The declaration was also made in line with the powers bestowed on the CS by the Public Holidays Act.
Eid-ul-Adha is often referred to as the festival of sacrifice. It is celebrated by Muslims across the world to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah.
The day of Eid-ul-Adha falls on the tenth day in the final (twelfth) month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar; Dhu-al-Hijjah. The day that celebrations fall on is dependent on a legitimate sighting of the moon, following the completion of the annual Holy Pilgrimage of Hajj.
