Public holidays in 2022 in Kenya

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2022. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 23 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 21 calendar days that fall in 2022.

Key insights

Total holidays

21 days

From 23 holiday records in Kenya, 2022.

Busiest holiday month

September and December

4 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

4 days

2022-09-10 - 2022-09-13.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2022New Year's Day
Apr 15, 2022Good Friday
Apr 18, 2022Easter Monday
Apr 29, 2022State Funeral for Former President Mwai Kibaki
May 1, 2022Labour Day
May 2, 2022Idd ul-Fitr
May 2, 2022Labour Day
May 3, 2022Idd ul-Fitr Holiday
Jun 1, 2022Madaraka Day
Jul 10, 2022Eid al-Adha
Jul 11, 2022Day off for Eid al-Adha
Aug 9, 2022Election Day
Sep 10, 2022Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 11, 2022Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 12, 2022Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 13, 2022Inauguration Day
Oct 10, 2022Utamaduni Day
Oct 10, 2022Huduma Day
Oct 20, 2022Mashujaa Day
Dec 12, 2022Jamhuri Day
Dec 25, 2022Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2022Boxing Day
Dec 27, 2022Day off for Christmas Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Kenya in 2022?

Kenya has about 21 distinct public holiday days in 2022 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 23 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

September and December has the most holiday days, with 4.

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