Ambassador’s statement on the 57th anniversary of Kenya’s independence day on 12th December 2020
Today is the fifty seventh anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Kenya, a day popularly and fondly known as Jamhuri Day. Jamhuri Day also called Independence Day, is the most important national holiday in Kenya and is observed on December 12. The day takes its name from the Swahili word Jamhuri which means ‘republic”. December 12 is the date when Kenya obtained its independence from Britain in 1963. The day also formally marks the date of the country’s admittance in 1964...
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