Fathers Day
Written by Dr Ayub MachariaFathers Day is marked every 3rd Sunday of June. The celebrations are thought to have started in 1909. The day entails expressing gratitude to fathers ..
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 ..
The day is marked every 22nd March and was set aside by the United Nations in 1993 to promote greater appreciation of water. Water is a basic need and an important ..
The date is marked every 8th March and was set aside by the United Nations (UN) in1977. The period between 1975 -1985 was the United Nations Decade for Women. ..
This day is celebrated every 14th February and is regarded as a day of love. The day has a history that dates to the 14th century. The day is popular for exchange ..
These celebrations do not have a fixed date. Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca is the 5th pillar of the Islamic faith. It recommends a visit to Mecca at least ..
This day is celebrated every 2nd February and marks the signing of the convention on wetlands of international importance. The signing was done on 2nd February ..
This is a popular date with Muslims. The date is not fixed but occurs after the month of Ramadhan each year during the ninth lunar month. During Ramadan, ..
This day is celebrated every 1st day of January, and marks the beginning of the year. It is usually an important day when many people reflect on what they ..
The day is celebrated every 1st December. In 2001, there were over 41million people living with HIV / AIDS globally. In Kenya, about 2.2 million (14%) ..
The day is celebrated every 3rd December and was set aside in 1992 by the United Nations at the conclusion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons ..
This day is celebrated every 10th December and marks the adoption of the universal declaration of human rights by the United Nations in 1948. This declaration ..
The day is celebrated on 12th December to mark the day when Kenya got her independence from the British government in 1963. This marked the end of discrimination, ..
This is a crucial day in the Christian calendar celebrated every 25th December that symbolizes the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s time of merry making for most ..
The World Elephant Day is celebrated every 12th August. The World Elephant Day was founded by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation based in Thailand ..
This day was set aside by the United Nations (UN) on 17th June 1994 to mark the adoption of the UN Convection to Combat Drought and Desertification. It is estimated ..
The day commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on 17th may 1965 . There are various forms of telecommunication which includes ..
This day was set aside by the United Nations (UN) in 1993 to reflect on the importance of the family (nuclear and extended) as the foundation upon which ..
‘Madaraka’ is a Kiswahili term for liberty. On 1st June 1963, Kenya became a self ruling state. Kenyans wanted full independence but the colonial government ..