Public holidays in 2021 in Kenya

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 16 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 14 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

14 days

From 16 holiday records in Kenya, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

December

5 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

3 days

2021-12-25 - 2021-12-27.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2021New Year's Day
Apr 2, 2021Good Friday
Apr 5, 2021Easter Monday
May 1, 2021Labour Day
May 14, 2021Idd ul-Fitr
Jun 1, 2021Madaraka Day
Oct 10, 2021Utamaduni Day
Oct 10, 2021Huduma Day
Oct 11, 2021Day off for Utamaduni Day
Oct 11, 2021Day off for Huduma Day
Oct 20, 2021Mashujaa Day
Dec 12, 2021Jamhuri Day
Dec 13, 2021Jamhuri Day
Dec 25, 2021Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2021Boxing Day
Dec 27, 2021Day off for Boxing Day

Related guides & tools

Working days in Kenya (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Kenya (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Kenya (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Kenya in 2021?

Kenya has about 14 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 16 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

December has the most holiday days, with 5.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides