Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Tuesday, October 8 was compelled to declare Moi Day a public holiday after a heated court battle.
A past judicial review indicated that Gregory Oriaro Nyauchi, a lawyer filed the case arguing that "under the Public Holidays Act which had neither been repealed nor amended stated that the 10th of October or Moi Day is a public holiday."
This meant that the administrative sideline the public holiday was a blatant illegality and in contravention of the Public Holidays Act.
Nyauchi succeeded after High Court Judge George Odunga ruled that October 10 should remain a public holiday.
Justice Odunga argued that unless Parliament changes the law to scrap it or the Cabinet Secretary for Interior substitutes it with another fete, Kenyans would still observe this day.
The lawyer was motivated by the law in which he explained both Citizens and the government were obligated.
His heart also went out most Kenyan employees who according to him are denied holiday entitlements and public holidays, this was, therefore, a chance for them to rest.
The advocate urged Kenyans who had no idea how to spend the holiday to instead spend time with family and friends as they gave some thought about the country.
