The government has officially declared Friday, June 6, as a public holiday to mark Eid-al-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 the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (1) of the Public Holidays Act, declares Friday, June 6, shall be a public holiday to mark Eid-Al-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. Muslims praying in Mombasa County on April 10, 2024.
Photo Hassan Joho Eid-ul-Adha is often referred to as the festival of sacrifice.
