Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i had debunked a Kenya Gazette notice circulating on various social media platforms as fake urging members of the public to ignore its contents.
The notice that went viral on Wednesday morning had indicated that the CS had reportedly declared January 30, a public holiday. The fake notice cited the planned swearing in of NASA chiefs Raila Oinga and Kalonzo Musyoka as the “People’s President” and “People’s Deputy President” respectively as the reason for the declaration which the ministry has since denied.
“The Public is advised to disregard the contents of this document that is being circulated on social media. It is FAKE,” said the CS in a statement on his official twitter handle.
Kenya has 12 public holidays, five of them based on religion. Kenyans also celebrate Labour Day in honor workers in different sectors.
This is what the CS posted on his Twitter handle:
Four holidays are based on the country’s independence and Kenyatta Day was however converted to Mashujaa Day. Boxing Day is also set in the law as a public holiday and people believe it is meant for opening gifts exchanged on Christmas Day.
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The CS has constitutional mandate to declare any day a public holiday.
Last year, the CS declared August 8 and October 26 and the swearing in of President Kenyatta a public holidays to allow Kenyans participate in the elections and celebrate the head of state’s inauguration.
