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.