12 December Independence Day in Kenya

One of Kenya’s most significant national holidays, Jamhuri Day, also known as Independence Day, is held on December 12. The holiday, which gets its name from the Swahili word jamhuri (which means “republic”), officially commemorates the nation’s admission into the Commonwealth as a republic. Although, Kenya is a truly multi-ethnic state. Its borders are at the crossroads of the Bantu, Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic ethnolinguistic areas of Africa. The colonial administration denied African demands for a greater role in the political process. Kenya gained independence from the British colonialists on December 12, 1963. Jamhuri Day is considered one of the most important public holidays in Kenya. It is a day when Kenyans reflect on the nation’s cultural heritage and take a look at her journey since independence.