Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki declared Friday, April 21, a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr. The CS made the announcement in a special gazette notice dated Tuesday, April 19. "It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (1) of the Public Holiday Act, declares Friday, April 21, 2023, shall be a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr," the gazette notice read in part. Kindiki's formal announcement came after a series of fake gazette notices indicating that he had declared Monday, April 24, as a public holiday. A team from Interior Ministry flagged the posts indicating that Kindiki had not formally gazetted the public holiday.

Source: Daily Nation April 19, 2023 12:39 UTC