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National Holidays in Kenya (2026) ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช

Kenya observes 11 public holidays this year, with 14 scheduled for 2027. The next public holiday is Mazingira Day. The most recent was Madaraka Day.

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This year, Kenya observes 11 public holidays, with 14 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Mazingira Day on 10 Oct. The most recently passed holiday was Madaraka Day. Click here to see the 2027 Public Holidays for Kenya.

2026 National Holidays in Kenya

Date Holiday Name
Saturday Mazingira Day
Tuesday Mashujaa Day
Saturday Jamhuri Day
Friday Christmas Day
Saturday Boxing Day

Frequently Asked Questions about Holidays in Kenya

When is the next public holiday in Kenya?

The next public holiday in Kenya is Mazingira Day on Saturday, October 10, 2026 โ€” in 97 days.

Is today a public holiday in Kenya?

No โ€” today (Sunday, July 5, 2026) is not a public holiday in Kenya.

How many public holidays does Kenya have in 2026?

Kenya has 11 public holidays in 2026.

What was the most recent public holiday in Kenya?

The most recent public holiday in Kenya was Madaraka Day on Monday, June 1, 2026 โ€” 34 days ago.

What are the upcoming public holidays in Kenya?

The next 5 public holidays in Kenya:

  • Saturday, October 10, 2026: Mazingira Day
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026: Mashujaa Day
  • Saturday, December 12, 2026: Jamhuri Day
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day
  • Saturday, December 26, 2026: Boxing Day
How does Kenya's holiday count compare to its neighbours?

Kenya has 11 public holidays this year. Neighbours for comparison:

  • Ethiopia: 13 public holidays
  • Tanzania: 16 public holidays
How many public holidays does Kenya have in 2027?

Kenya will have 14 public holidays in 2027.

Public Holidays in other countries in Africa: ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ Benin ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ Burkina Faso ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ Burundi ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cabo Verde ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Cameroon ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซ Central African Republic ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ Chad ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Congo ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Cรดte d'Ivoire ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Democratic Republic of Congo ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djibouti ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ Equatorial Guinea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท Eritrea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Eswatini ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gabon ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Gambia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ Guinea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผ Guinea-Bissau ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lesotho ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท Liberia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Madagascar ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius ยท ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡น Mayotte ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช Niger ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช Rรฉunion ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡น Sao Tome and Principe ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ Seychelles ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sierra Leone ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ South Sudan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญ Western Sahara ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe