On Monday October 8 Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i reinstated Moi Day after being scrapped by the promulgation of the new 2010 constitution.
This followed a court order by Justice George Odunga to reinstate the day as a holiday.
The order came after an aggrieved Kenyan, Lawyer Gregory Nyauchi, moved to court to challenge the decision to stop observing Moi Day as a public holiday.
High Court judge justice Odunga in his ruling on November 8, 2017 said the scrapping of Moi Day is an illegality was in contravention of the law.
“I hereby grant a declaration that the omission to have the 10th day of October observed as a public holiday is an illegality and in contravention of Section 2(1) as read with part 1 of the schedule to the Public Holidays Act,” stated Odunga in part of his ruling.
The judge, nonetheless, gave an outline on how Moi Day can be formally scrapped.
Moi day was first marked in 1989 as a state occasion. But two years before Moi retired, he declared it a day of private dedication to the less fortunate.
However, after the reinstatement of the day, on Wednesday Kenyans on Twitter had to remind themselves of the day’s happenings when Mzee Moi was still in power.
Here are some of the moments they had to share.
On this day back in the day, the final of the Moi Golden Cup was played and Baba Moi graced it at Nyayo National Stadium moments after leading the nation in marking Moi Day celebrations. What do you remember about Moi Day? Post it here #HappyMoiDay
— Philip Etale (@EtalePhilip) October 10, 2018
Happy #MoiDay to fellow Kenyans – Naskia Maziwa ya NYAYO ilikua tamu kuliko ya Ng’ombe
— DAVID OMARI (@DavidOmari14) October 10, 2018
Prof, though I was young during those days but still remembering him for MAZIWA YA NYAYO- Keeping school going kids healthy & strong.
— Michael George (@Michael98034711) October 10, 2018