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    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "HolidayGrid (https://holidaygrid.net), CC BY 4.0",
    "sourceDataset": "https://github.com/commenthol/date-holidays",
    "sourceLicense": "ISC and CC BY 3.0",
    "documentation": "https://holidaygrid.net/data",
    "countingRule": "A holiday moved off a weekend is counted once, on the day it is observed. Totals therefore match official government counts and are lower than on sites that list both the original date and its replacement."
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    "slug": "kenya",
    "name": "Kenya",
    "demonym": "Kenyan",
    "region": "Middle East & Africa",
    "dateFormat": "D MMMM YYYY",
    "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/kenya",
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      2026,
      2027
    ]
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    "publishedOn": null
  },
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    "movedToAnotherDay": 3,
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  },
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      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "localName": "Mwaka mpya",
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      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed-observed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-09",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)",
      "localName": "Idd-ul-Fitr",
      "weekday": "Tuesday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-26",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "localName": "Ijumaa Kuu",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "easter",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-29",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "localName": "Jumatatu ya Pasaka",
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      "type": "Public holiday",
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      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-01",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Labour Day",
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      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed-observed",
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      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-16",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)",
      "localName": "Idd-ul-Azha",
      "weekday": "Sunday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
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      "date": "2027-06-01",
      "days": 1,
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      "localName": "Siku ya Madaraka",
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        "citation": "Public Holidays Act (Cap. 110), Schedule, as amended 26 April 2024"
      }
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    {
      "date": "2027-10-20",
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    {
      "date": "2027-12-12",
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      "localName": "Siku ya Jamhuri",
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      "date": "2027-12-25",
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        "Boxing Day"
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    },
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    }
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  "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/kenya/2027"
}