Current Date And Time In Bomet County, Kenya
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:24:43 EAT
Capital: Bomet
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 950,000
Area: 1,630.00 km²
State Code: KE-02
Planning business schedules or travel in Bomet County, Kenya? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Bomet County, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Bomet County observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Bomet County, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Madaraka Day on June 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Kenya's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Kenya's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Bomet County and the rest of Kenya, not a separate Bomet County-specific calendar.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Kenya's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Kenya's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Kenya, including Bomet County. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madaraka Day | June 1 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act Cap 110) | www.president.go.ke |
| Jamhuri Day (Independence Day) | December 12 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.president.go.ke |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Madaraka Day | Tue, Jun 1, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Bomet County follows Kenya's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Bomet County doesn't simply disappear — Kenya's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Bomet County's capital, Bomet observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Bomet County.