The interior Cabinet Secretary, on Monday 26th June 2023 declared Wednesday, 28th June a public holiday.
This, he says, is in accordance to the power confered to him by the constitution.
The holiday is to mark Eid-U-Dha according to the Gazette notice dated 26th June.
“IT IS notified for the general information of the public that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (2) and part II of the Schedule, as read with section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration declares that Wednesday, the 28th
June, 2023, shall be a public holiday to mark Eid-U-Adha (Idd-Ul-Azha). Dated the 26th June, 2023.” A statement signed by CS Kithure Kindiki and seen by the K47 digital news team read.
Eid-ul-Adha, according to Muslim, is used to mark the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca which is believed to be the holiest city for Muslims.
The Mecca pilgrimage is a mandatory religious cal for the religion’s faithful and must be carried out at least once in one’s lifetime by all adult Muslims capable – physically or financially – of undertaking the journey.
The purpose of Eid-al-Adha is to retrace the steps of the Prophet Mohammed and the recount of Muslims devotion to God.
The day remembers Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to.
