10 official public holidays in 2019, with 0 still ahead and around 252 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 19 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 22 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Wed, May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public |
| Sat, Jun 1 | Saturday | Madaraka Day | Public |
| Thu, Oct 10 | Thursday | Huduma Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 21 | Monday | Mashujaa Day | Public |
| Thu, Dec 12 | Thursday | Jamhuri Day | Public |
| Wed, Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Thu, Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public |
Tue, Jan 1 · Tuesday
New Year's Day
Public
Fri, Apr 19 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Mon, Apr 22 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Wed, May 1 · Wednesday
Labour Day
Public
Sat, Jun 1 · Saturday
Madaraka Day
Public
Thu, Oct 10 · Thursday
Huduma Day
Public
Mon, Oct 21 · Monday
Mashujaa Day
Public
Thu, Dec 12 · Thursday
Jamhuri Day
Public
Wed, Dec 25 · Wednesday
Christmas Day
Public
Thu, Dec 26 · Thursday
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
10
in 2019
Working days remaining
252
across all of 2019
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2019
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Kenya's public holidays are listed in the Public Holidays Act Cap 110 Laws of Kenya, supplemented by Presidential proclamation under section 2 for moveable Islamic and one-off observances. The standing list runs to about twelve days: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day on 1 May, Madaraka Day on 1 June commemorating the 1963 attainment of internal self-rule, Huduma Day on 10 October (replacing the former Moi Day), Mashujaa Day on 20 October honouring those who fought for independence, Jamhuri Day on 12 December marking the 1963 declaration of the republic, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, plus Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha by sighting of the moon. Election day is gazetted each cycle as a one-off public holiday.
The Employment Act 2007 section 27 sets the standard working week at 52 hours over six days for general workers and 60 hours for night work. The standard private-sector office and banking week is Monday to Friday at 8 or 9 hours per day, with retail and informal sectors operating Monday to Saturday. Sunday is the statutory weekly rest day. The Interpretation and General Provisions Act section 57 rolls statutory deadlines falling on a Sunday or public holiday to the next working day. Settlement of shilling transactions runs on the Central Bank of Kenya's KEPSS RTGS system, which observes the gazetted twelve-day holiday list.