New Year's Day in Kenya (2017)

New Year's Day in Kenya was observed on **January 2, 2017**, as a nationwide public holiday under its local name, *New Year's Day*. |Kenya’s public holidays follow the Gregorian calendar, but January 1, 2017, was a Sunday, shifting the official observance to the following Monday. |Celebrations varied regionally, but the holiday remained a nationwide observance with no changes to its traditional recognition.