Monday public holiday

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Matiang'i declares Monday public holiday in select areas (The Star, Kenya)

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared Monday a public holiday in eight areas. They include; Mombasa and Kakamega counties.

“Employers around the country are requested to release their employees who are registered voters in the listed electoral areas to enable them to vote,” he said. •“Employers around the country are requested to release their employees who are registered voters in the listed electoral areas to enable them vote,” he said.

CS Matiang'i declares Monday a public holiday for 8 election areas (The Standard)

Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang'i has declared Monday, August 29 a public holiday for eight election areas.

Voters in the listed areas will take to the ballots to elect their new leaders after elections in the areas were postponed on August 9 due to ballot papers mix-up, violence and vote delays. Voters in Mombasa and Kakamega will elect their new governors, while those in Kacheliba, Kitui Rural, Pokot South and Rongai constituencies will elect their new MPs. IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati said the process has to expedited to allow the commission finalise and gazette the list of all elected leaders in the 2022 polls. The minister, in a press statement dated Friday, August 26, said the holiday applies to the listed areas only, and not the entire country. The other two areas Kwa Njenga Ward in Embakasi South Constituency, Nairobi County and Nyaki West Ward in Imenti North Constituency, Meru County. The eight areas include Mombasa County, Kakamega County, Kacheliba Constituency (West Pokot), Pokot South Constituency, Kitui Rural Constituency and Rongai Constituency (Nakuru County).

Govt declares Monday public holiday in Mombasa, Kakamega, 6 ... (Capital FM Kenya)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 26 - Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has declared Monday, a public holiday in areas where elections are set to be held.

Employers around the country are requested to release their employees who are registered voters in the listed electoral areas to enable them to vote,” Matiangi stated. Positions for members of the National Assembly in Pokot South and three in Kacheliba also have wrong gubernatorial candidate pictures and the Matiangi asked employers to release their employees who are registered voters in the listed electoral areas to enable them to vote.

Matiang'i Declares Holiday in Kakamega, Mombasa & Other Areas (Kenyans.co.ke)

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared Monday, August 29 a national holiday in areas where elections are set to be held.

- Shift26 August 2022 - 3:33 pm - In Defence26 August 2022 - 2:33 pm - Contest26 August 2022 - 3:57 pm - Dismissed26 August 2022 - 6:29 pm Employers around the country are requested to release their employees who are registered voters in the listed electoral areas to enable them to vote," Matiang'i stated. - His Terms26 August 2022 - 7:22 pm

Matiang'I Declares A Public Holiday In Eight Areas - Standard Gazette (Standard Gazette)

Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared a public holiday in eight areas set to hold elections on Monday.

The CS implored employers across the country to allow registered employees in the listed electoral areas to vote.©Standard Gazette, 2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s publisher is strictly prohibited. The elections in these areas were postponed on August 9 after discovering an error on ballot papers.

CS Matiang'i declares holiday in 8 areas across the country (Pulse Live Kenya)

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has declared Monday, August 29, 2022 in certain parts of the country where the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ...

169), declared that elections will be held in the listed electoral areas on Monday, August 29, 2022. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has, vide gazette notice (Vol. “In accordance with the Constitution of Kenya (Articles 101 (1), 177 (1) (a) and 180 (1) and the Public Holidays Act (Sections 2(4) and 3), Monday, 29th August 2022 has been declared a public holiday in the listed electoral areas. “Employers around the country are requested to release their employees who are registered voters in the listed electoral areas to enable them to vote,” CS Matiang’i said. The IEBC postponed elections in the above listed areas on August 9, 2022 after errors were made with the printing of election material. Matiang’i issued a notice announcing that the public holiday would be observed in areas where the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission plans to hold by-elections.