Last year’s Madaraka Day was celebrated in an unconventional manner because it came at a time when there was fear and confusion amongst Kenyans concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. Keep Reading ...

Madaraka Day remained untouched. But over the years this mid-year celebration has seemed to lose its relevance. There are several reasons for this, and it’s time to think critically about the ...

Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi was on Madaraka Day forced to address a near-empty venue; The venue had witnessed several locals turn up for the event, but the majority walked out ...

Ngugi wa Thiong'o I sat in miserable cogitation upon a culvert on Madaraka Day. At a quiet seam in Elgon earth, a rib of concrete overrun by the green breadth of the sugarlands of Tongaren, where ...

I gave birth on Madaraka Day, and this is my gift," she said with a big smile. Sitting on the edge of her hospital bed, Ouma appeared far from tired despite welcoming four new members to her family.

Madaraka day was merely the occasion for swearing-in the Prime Minister and his 13 ministers by the colonial governor. Many have subsequently argued that June 1 and December 12 holidays should be ...

Madaraka Day, 1 June, commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963, preceding full independence on 12 December 1963.

Kenya Railways has announced that it will issue refunds to passengers affected by the suspension of the 10pm Madaraka Express ...

President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta applaud perfomers during the 58th Madaraka Day Celebrations at the new Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Kisumu County. [File ...