Madaraka Day Explained
| Holiday Name: | Madaraka Day |
| Nickname: | Madaraka |
| Observedby: |  Kenya |
| Significance: | Celebrates Kenya attaining internal self rule |
| Date: | 1 June |
| Scheduling: | same day each year |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Celebrations: | Festivals |
| Relatedto: | Independence of Kenya |
Madaraka Day ("Internal self rule" or Self-Governance Day) is a national holiday that is celebrated every 1 June in every year in the Republic of Kenya. It commemorates the day in 1963 that Kenya attained internal self rule after being a British colony since 1920.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Kenya only attained partial independence on this day in 1961 and did not become a fully established republic until about three and a half years later, on 12 December 1964. In recognition of that, Kenya also celebrates Jamhuri Day (Republic Day) on 12 December every year.
Madaraka is a Swahili word for "authority,"the assignment of authority".
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- News: Glena . Nyamwaya . Kenya marks 48 years of self-rule . 1 June 2011 . Kenya Broadcasting Corporation . 2011-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321070453/http://www.kbc.co.ke/news.asp?nid=70517 . 21 March 2012 .
- News: Kibaki . Mwai . President Kibaki's Madaraka Day speech . 1 June 2011 . Capital FM Kenya . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604185820/http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/President-Kibaki's-Madaraka-Day-speech-13032.html . 4 June 2011 .
- News: Oliver . Mathenge . Friday's most critical event also its shortest . 26 August 2010 . Daily Nation . 2011-06-01.
- The Green Fruits of Uhuru . Godfrey Muriuki . 12. 7. Aug–Sep 1965. 5–8. Africa Today. 4184647.
- Web site: Constitution of Kenya . 2010 . 1 June 2011.
- http://www.mfa.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=206&Itemid=155 Facts and Figures
