Eid al-Fitr

Kenya declares Public Holiday for Idd-ul-Fitr

The Kenyan government has declared Friday March 20th 2026, a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr.

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen made the declaration through a Gazette notice on Wednesday evening.

“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, the 20th March, 2026, shall be a Public Holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr,” Murkomen said.

The notice was issued under the Public Holidays Act (Cap. 110) and formally communicated to the public through Gazette Notice No. 3955.

For Muslims, Idd-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It’s a joyful holiday when the faithful celebrate the completion of 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting.

Idd-ul-Fitr in Kenya

Public Holidays in Kenya in 2026

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