Current Date And Time In Lamu, Kenya
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:22:22 EAT
Capital: Lamu
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 143,920
Area: 0.37 km²
State Code: LA
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Lamu, Kenya? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Lamu.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Lamu align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Lamu, 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 Lamu and the rest of Kenya, not a separate Lamu-specific calendar.
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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 Lamu. 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 |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Lamu close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Kenya are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Lamu doesn't simply disappear — Kenya's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Lamu's own capital, Lamu observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Lamu.