About British High Commission Nairobi
Upper Hill RoadP.O. Box 30465-00100, Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/kenya/british-high-commission-nairobi
Public Holidays 2024
Holiday | Day/Date |
New Year’s Day | Monday 1 January |
Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Thursday 11 April *Day could vary by moon sighting |
*Labour Day | Wednesday 1 May |
*Early May Bank Day | Monday 6 May |
Spring Bank Holiday/Whitsun UK | Monday 27 May |
Madaraka Day | Saturday 1 June (Compensation Day Monday 3 June) |
Eid-al-Adha | Monday 17 June *Day could vary by moon sighting |
Summer Bank Holiday UK | Monday 26 August |
Moi/Huduma Day | Thursday 10 October |
Mashujaa Day | Sunday 20 October (Compensation Day Monday 21 October) |
Jamhuri Day | Thursday 12 December |
Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
Boxing/Utamaduni Day | Thursday 26 December |
*Individual staff will decide whether to take either Labour Day (Wednesday 1 May) or the UK bank holiday (Monday 6 May) but not both.