Matiang’i Declares Friday 14th May A Public Holiday

Ministry of Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has declared the Friday, 14 May, 2021 a public holiday.

Through a gazette notice No. 4205 dated May 5, 2021, Dr Matiang’i declared that the day will be a public holiday to mark Idd-Ul-Fitr.

“It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the Public Holidays Act, declares that Friday, the 14th May, 2021, shall be a public holiday to mark Idd-Ul-Fitr,” reads the notice.

Muslim faithful across the globe have been marking the holy month of Ramadan began on April 12, 2021.

The holy month kicked off amid Covid-19 containment measures instituted that had been by the government in five counties, locking down Kiambu, Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos and Nakuru.

This denied the faithful an opportunity to commune together and hold the events that are associated with the Ramadan.

Scores of Muslims in the country are marking Ramadan in a disheartening mood due to the strict government restrictions that directs social distancing and less crowding in public places including mosques.

Ramadan is a month of fasting and socialization as well as helping the needy, however, with the pandemic which has been claiming lives of many in the country with containment measures enforced, this meant a change of activities that have existed since time immemorial.