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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Kenya, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
How we know this — every layer we hold, how each is graded, and what is missing
The next public holiday in Kenya is
Utamaduni Day
In 48 days · expected; set by announcement
Computed · local time Africa/Nairobi
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Kenya public holidays in 2026
13 national closures in 2026. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day expected | Verified |
| 20 March 2026 | Idd-ul-Fitr expected | Compiled |
| 3 April 2026 | Good Friday expected | Verified |
| 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday expected | Verified |
| 1 May 2026 | Labour Day expected | Verified |
| 27 May 2026 | Idd-ul-Azha expected | Compiled |
| 1 June 2026 | Madaraka Day expected | Verified |
| 10 October 2026 | Utamaduni Day expected | Verified |
| 20 October 2026 | Mashujaa Day expected | Verified |
| 9 November 2026 | Diwali expected | Compiled |
| 12 December 2026 | Jamhuri Day expected | Verified |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day expected | Verified |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day expected | Verified |
The shape of Kenya’s year
Every day of 2026, one square, weeks running left to right, January on the left. National layer only.
13 closuresevery other day
Long weekends in Kenya, 2026
8 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. National closures only, computed on a Monday–Friday week — an assumption, not something the corpus records for this jurisdiction.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 20 Mar – 22 Mar | 3 days | Idd-ul-Fitr | no leave needed |
| 3 Apr – 6 Apr | 4 days | Good Friday, Easter Monday | no leave needed |
| 1 May – 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day | no leave needed |
| 30 May – 1 Jun | 3 days | Madaraka Day | no leave needed |
| 17 Oct – 20 Oct | 4 days | Mashujaa Day | take Mon 19 Oct |
| 7 Nov – 9 Nov | 3 days | Diwali | no leave needed |
| 25 Dec – 27 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Day, Boxing Day | no leave needed |
How we know this
Every layer this corpus carries, whether it exists for Kenya, how many records, how each is graded and when it was last looked at. The record rather than the data — enough to check a claim before relying on it.
| Layer | Records | How we know | Last checked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory closures | 11 | 11 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| Religious observances | 7 | 7 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| Optional and restricted days | 2 | 2 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| Substitution and in-lieu rules | 13 | 13 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| School terms and breaks | 20 | — | — | 4 calendars |
| Tax and filing deadlines | 6 | — | — | |
| Elections | 14 | — | — |
Not held for Kenya: Statutory weekly rest, Half-days and partial closures, Bank-only closures, Observed but open, Subdivision calendars, Exchange closures. A gap is ours, not a statement about the place — it means nobody here has read an instrument for it yet.
1 named document, issued by 1 body, stand behind these rows. Every date is traceable to one of them:
Kenya Law / National Council for Law Reporting, published with the authority of the Attorney-General
How Kenya keeps time
| Observances | 13 across the national calendar |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 13 verified · 0 corroborated · 0 compiled, from 1 named source |
| Languages | English, sw |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | none listed |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-03 |
The Kenya dossier
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All 13 dated closures here were read from the instrument itself — the gazette, statute or order — across 1 named source.
Contents are emitted when the dossier is compiled, so this list and the PDF cannot disagree.
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