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.
