Public holidays in Kenya 2024
Kenya has 13 public holidays in 2024. 11 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 250 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
250working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Friday | National Tree Growing Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Madaraka Day | |
| Thursday | Utamaduni Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Mashujaa Day | |
| Monday | Mashujaa Day observed | |
| Friday | Inauguration Day | |
| Thursday | Jamhuri Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 12 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 10 to Sun 12 May 2024National Tree Growing Day
- 3 daysSat 19 to Mon 21 October 2024Mashujaa Day
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 November 2024Inauguration Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 11 October 2024 for Thu 10 to Sun 13 October 2024Utamaduni Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 13 December 2024 for Thu 12 to Sun 15 December 2024Jamhuri Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Kenya
- How many working days are there in Kenya in 2024?
- 250 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Kenya have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Madaraka Day (1 June 2024), Mashujaa Day (20 October 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Kenya?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Kenya 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Kenya has 13 public holidays and 250 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/kenya/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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