Madaraka Day is marked every 1st of June every year, to commemorate the day in 1963 when the country attained internal self-rule (self-governance) from British colonial rule.

Residents arrive at Bungoma Masinde Muliro stadium for the Madaraka Day celebrations. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Madaraka Day celebrations are underway at Masinde Muliro stadium in Bungoma.

Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi was on Madaraka Day forced to address a near-empty venue The venue had witnessed several locals turn up for the event, but the majority walked out ...

A Kenyan ICT expert, George Njoroge, has ignited a national debate after calling out what he described as “weaponized poverty” on display during the country’s 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations ...