President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a directive for the 2019 Madaraka day Celebrations to be held in Narok County.
Kenyatta arrived at this decision after he was today briefed by the National Celebrations Committee led by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i on the ongoing preparations for Madaraka Day celebrations at State House.
On 2nd February, the head of state had announced that the celebrations will be held in Kajiado County.
During today’s brief, the committee expressed concerns that the Kajiado stadium construction works may not be completed within the remaining three months as earlier envisaged.
By moving the celebrations from Kajiado to Narok County, the Govt seeks to ensure that the benefits arising from the hosting of the national event are retained within the same economic block in line with the established trend of hosting some national events in the Counties.
The Committee expressed concerns that the Kajiado stadium construction works may not be completed within the remaining three months as earlier envisaged. Consequently, President @UKenyatta directed that this year’s Madaraka Day Celebrations be held in Narok County.— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) February 25, 2019