Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Gazettes April 21 as Public Holiday to Mark Eid-Ul-Fitr CapitalFMKenya: Kenya
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Public Holidays Act, I declare Friday, 21st April 2023, shall be a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr," Kindiki said.
Eid-ul-Fitr is a major religious holiday for Muslims that marks the end of the month-long fasting period of Ramadhan which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The celebration begins with special prayers, known as the Eid prayer, performed early in the morning after the sighting of the crescent moon.Read the
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