The government has moved this year's Madaraka Day Celebrations to Uhuru Gardens Nairobi from Kiringiti stadium in Kiambu.
Addressing the press after inspecting the ongoing construction works at the garden, Interior PS Karanja Kibicho also announced that the national celebrations will resume in all counties in the country ending the nine-month-long ban on such events that came into force last September due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The PS also explained that unlike in the previous years where the celebrations were conducted in different counties across the country, this year's Madaraka Day will be different since it is the last national celebrations presided by President Uhuru Kenyatta who is set to leave office after the August 9 elections.
"This year’s Madaraka Day is significant because it will be the last for this regime and we decided it would be celebrated here breaking the tradition of celebrating it in the counties,” PS Kibicho said.
The Interior Ministry further confirmed that 30,000 people will be allowed into the grounds unlike in the past celebrations where numbers of attendees had been reduced due to Covid-19 pandemic.
“At least 30,000 Kenyans will be allowed into the grounds in this year's Madaraka Day celebrations. This is an increase from the 10,000 who were allowed into the grounds during last year's Jamhuri Day celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” PS Kibicho added.
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