The government has gazetted that tomorrow 25th of October 2017 will be a public holiday. We all knew about the holiday that had been gazetted for the 26th of October 2017 so people could vote. So this comes as a bit of a surprise. Why? Because of the late nature of the announcement.
Whatever the reason for the announcement I don’t think there will be many Kenyans complaining about it. For some the weekend will start from tomorrow. Kama mimi! While for others, travelling to their ancestral or upcountry homes will be made much easier. Here is the announcement:
Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans online:
Wednesday a public holiday. cheeeiiiii😂😂😂😂😂😂
— © Herbert Muhindi ® (@wanjalamuhindi) October 24, 2017
The public holiday tomorrow is meant to render the ongoing court petitions “useless” for now. Brains encountering brains
— RetiredVoter (@geraldonchari) October 24, 2017
Aye.. #KOT has the Official Chinkororo mascot confirmed Wednesday Public Holiday? I’m about to leave the office like .. #PollPreparedness pic.twitter.com/qK2TZ0Ktog
— OGADA (@THEOgada) October 24, 2017
When the government declares a public holiday while you’re on leave. pic.twitter.com/tmPvvJCKTx
— Mike 🇰🇪 (@micke9) October 24, 2017
Why was 7th August 2017 not a public holiday?
— Jairo Nyamwanga (@jnyamwanga) October 24, 2017
Why do you think that the government made the 25th of October a public holiday but not the 7th of October?
