BREAKING: CS Matiang`i Declares Tuesday A Public Holiday
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Mating`i declared that Tuesday, August 9th will be a public Holiday. In a statement dated Thursday 4th August, the Holiday is to give Kenyans the opportunity to participate in the 2022 general elections.
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"It is notified for information to the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, pursuant to and in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (4) of the Public Holidays Act, read together with Articles 101 (1), 177 (1) (a) and 180 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, declares Tuesday, 9th August 2022, as a public holiday," read the Gazette Notice in part.
Kenyan is set to go to the Ballots on Tuesday the 9th to choose the next government.
"This will afford the people of Kenya the opportunity to participate in the 2022 general elections of Members of Parliament, Members of County Assemblies and County Governors, and the President."
Politicians are urging the government to designate Tuesday a public holiday in order to prevent upsetting the schedules of Kenyans who expect to vote.
One of the figures urging CS Matiang'i to issue a three-day holiday for Kenyans to travel and vote upcountry was former nominated senator Paul Njoroge.
Individuals who live far away will need to travel on August 8, and on September 9 will be election day in Kenya. On October 10, those who traveled upcountry will need to return before returning to work on November 11.
