Otieno Amonde has taken to social media to mourn his son, Major Evander Ochieng Amonde, who died two weeks after a proud ...

In Kenya, it is called Jamhuri Day, commemorated on December 12 every year. But one holiday, which comes earlier, on June 1, referred to as Madaraka Day, often needs clarification for Kenyans.

As if to emphasize the point, the SGR opened 18 months ahead of schedule on Kenya’s annual anniversary of self-rule: Madaraka Day on May 31. The train line, which has been labeled the Madaraka ...

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 ...

Article 8 of the 2010 Constitution recognises Kenya’s three national days as Madaraka Day (June 1), Mashujaa Day (October 20) and Jamhuri Day (December 12). On Madaraka Day, Kenyans celebrate ...

Today, Kenya is celebrating its 59th Madaraka Day, a commemoration of that defining day in 1963 when Kenya attained internal self-government under its new Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta. This was ...

Hundreds are expected at Parkers Park Community Playfield in Plymouth this Sunday, June 1, as Minnesota’s Kenyan-American community celebrates Madaraka Day, which marks the day Kenya attained internal ...

I am overjoyed because, after 59 years of self-rule, this is the first time we are celebrating Madaraka Day at these hallowed grounds. •Madaraka Day is significant in our history because it is ...

In his statement shortly after the Madaraka Day celebrations ended at the Uhuru Gardens Monument and Museum on Wednesday, Ruto reminded Kenyans that the future is in their hands. •The DP did not ...

A few short years ago, the trip from Nairobi to Mombasa would have been 11 hours or so by a bumpy and unsafe bus, or almost a day on the old colonial-era railway. The Madaraka Express cuts that ...

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 ...

Article 8 of the 2010 Constitution recognises Kenya's three national days as Madaraka Day (June 1), Mashujaa Day (October 20) and Jamhuri Day (December 12). On Madaraka Day, Kenyans celebrate the ...