Emblematic September
Written by Dr Ayub MachariaSeptember is now here with us. Do you know that we have several major celebrations funded to the tune of millions of Kshs? Take time to study our environmental ..
September is now here with us. Do you know that we have several major celebrations funded to the tune of millions of Kshs? Take time to study our environmental ..
Clean up the World Day is marked every 3rd Saturday of September. This day was first celebrated in Australia in 1990. The success of the celebrations in Australia ..
Labour Day is celebrated every 1st May. The day was declared a workers day in 1899 by the international socialist congress meeting in Paris France. It was first ..
The World Aids Day is marked every 1st December. There are over 41million people living with HIV / AIDS globally. In Kenya, about 2.2 million adults and 106,000 ..
Africa Industrialization Day is celebrated every 20th November. The date was declared by the United Nations in 1990 in response to under – industrialization ..
The Week for Disarmament is celebrated between 24th – 30th October. The week marks the founding of the United Nations. The date was proposed in the final ..
Mashujaa Day is marked every 20th October. This is a day named in honour of the first president of the Republic of Kenya and other freedom fighters who sacrificed ..
The World Food Day is marked every 16th October. The day was endorsed by the United Nations in 1980 and marks the date the food and agricultural organization ..
The World Habitat Day is marked every first Monday of October. The date was declared in 1985 by the United Nations after a recommendation by the Commission ..
The World Tourism Day is marked every 27th September. The World Tourism Organization selected this date in 1979. The day is dedicated to creating awareness ..
National Book week is marked every last week of September. The focus of the Book Week is to encourage Kenyans of all walks of life to read books for leisure ..
The day is marked every 3rd Saturday of September. This day has been celebrated in Kenya since 1996. Focus for the day is renewable energy such as biomass ..
The day is celebrated in September and was declared in 1981 to commemorate the opening day of regular sessions of the UN General Assembly. The day is devoted ..
The day is marked every 16th September. The ozone layer is an invisible fragile shield of gas in the atmosphere that protects the earth from harmful ultra ..
The date is marked every 8th September. It was set aside in 1965 by the United Nations at a meeting on education held in Tehran, Iran. The aim was to focus ..
The day is marked every 11th July and was first observed in 1987 when the world population reached 5 billion people. The day was acknowledged by the United ..
The day is celebrated every 20th June. It was proposed by the UN on 4th December 2000. The day commemorates the 1951 Convention relating to the status ..
Fathers Day is marked every 3rd Sunday of June. The celebrations are thought to have started in 1909. The day entails expressing gratitude to fathers ..