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Mazingira Day is a public holiday in Kenya, held each year on 10 October and devoted to environmental conservation and sustainability. The name comes from the Swahili word for "the environment", and the day is presented as a moment of national unity in tackling ecological challenges.
Mazingira Day is a national public holiday on 10 October, and its focus is on conservation. A national event is held each year with an environmental theme; the 2025 theme was "Citizen Centric Tree Growing and Environmental Stewardship", with the main event at Kabuyefwe Primary School in Trans-Nzoia County. Tree planting and environmental stewardship are central to how the day is marked.
The 10 October holiday began as Moi Day in 1988, created under President Daniel Moi. It was dropped after the 2010 Constitution, restored following a 2017 High Court ruling, and later renamed Huduma Day and then Utamaduni Day. In April 2024 it became Mazingira Day. Each name reflected a different national priority, and the current one points the holiday toward environmental responsibility and shared action on ecological challenges.
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