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Interior CS Kindiki gazetted the day as Holiday. 

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared Wednesday, June 28 a public Holiday.  

In Gazette Notice released on Monday, June 26, Kindiki said the holiday will be held in honour of Muslim's Eid-Ul -Adha. 

"It is notified for the general information of the public that in the 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-Ul-Adha (Idd-Ul-Azha)," the notice read. 

Past event of Eiid Ul Adha celebrations. PHOTO | COURTESY

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Eid Ul-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, is celebrated by Muslims all over the world as a major holiday for a period of three to fours days.

It honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God's command.