CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Madaraka Day, also known as Self-Governance Day, is observed on June 1 every year in the Republic of Kenya. This day celebrates the first time Kenya gained independence from the United Kingdom when it achieved internal self-ruling on the same day in 1963.

Detailed explanation-3: -Madaraka day is a national holiday in Kenya, celebrated on the 1st day of the month of June every year, to commemorate the attainment of Kenya’s internal self-rule from the British colonial powers, in the year 1963. This day is recognized in Article 8 of the 2010 constitution of Kenya, as one of national holidays.

Detailed explanation-4: -On Jamhuri Day, we celebrate the moment when Kenya proclaimed itself a free democratic republic. It is also a time to reflect deeply on the founding aspirations of our nation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jamhuri is the Swahili word for “republic” and the holiday is meant to officially mark the date when Kenya became a republic on 12 December 1964, one year and six months after gaining internal self-rule on 1 June 1963 (Madaraka Day) from the United Kingdom.