About British High Commission Nairobi
Upper Hill RoadP.O. Box 30465-00100, Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/kenya/british-high-commission-nairobi
Public Holidays 2025
| Holiday | Day/Date |
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday 1 January |
| Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadhan) | Tuesday 1 April *Day could vary by moon sighting |
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April |
| Easter Monday | Monday 21 April |
| *Labour Day | Thursday 1 May |
| *Early May Bank Holiday | Monday 5 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday/Whitsun UK | Monday 26 May |
| Madaraka Day | Sunday 1 June (Compensation Day Monday 2 June) |
| Eid-al-Adha | Saturday 7 June (Compensation Day Monday 9 June) *Day could vary by moon sighting |
| Summer Bank Holiday UK | Monday 25 August |
| Moi/Huduma Day | Friday 10 October |
| Mashujaa Day | Monday 20 October |
| Jamhuri Day | Friday 12 December |
| Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December |
| Boxing/Utamaduni Day | Friday 26 December |
*Individual staff will decide whether to take either Labour Day (Wednesday 1 May) or the UK bank holiday (Monday 6 May) but not both.