Public holidays in Kenya in 2027

16 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Madaraka Day
Moi Day
Moi Day (substitute day)
Mashujaa Day
Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day (substitute day)
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day (substitute day)
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Kenya in 2027

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 22
May 21
June 21
July 22
August 22
September 22
October 19
November 22
December 21
Total 252

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).