CONSTITUTION OF KENYA:

Article 9(3)
The national days are—
(a) Madaraka Day, to be observed on 1st June;
(b) Mashujaa Day, to be observed on 20th October; and
(c) Jamhuri Day, to be observed on 12th December.

Article 9(4)
A national day shall be a public holiday.

On this date 1st-June we became a Republic (Dola Huru)while on December 12th we became independent.

CAVEAT: I don't know the difference between a republic and an Independent state!

No, brother Impunity.

We had this discussion last year(check provided link)

Independence(Uhuru kwa Kiswahili) is controlling your affairs separately from another state and gaining international recognition of your status as a separate state. After this, you can apply membership to international bodies and even participate in games as a separate country. You will often have a head of government from your country when you become independent.

Republic(Kis. Jamhuri) is merely having a head of state from your country performing the largely ceremonial roles that the office has.

Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica are independent of Britain but are not republics. They have a head of government(Prime Minister) but the British Monarch is their head of state. The monarch assigns an official from UK to perform the roles required of her to those countries.

Thus between June 1963 when we got madaraka to Dec 1964 when we became a republic, Kenyatta was our Prime Minister not President.

I wish I could clearly explain 'internal self rule'(Kiswahili- Madaraka) that easily.

According to Google translate:

Madaraka - Power
Jamhuri - Republic
Uhuru - Independence

Fill in the blanks.

@Rorest, Is it possible to be a republic and not becoming Independence from any power?

So all those countries in the world without presidents as head of state nan never be referred to as Republics?

REF:CER.2/8*******

The..............
Manager
********* SACCO

RE: INVITATION TO MADARAKA DAY CELEBRATIONS

The above occasion will be held on Friday 1st June 2012 at ************ Stadium starting at 10:00.am.

This is therefore to invite you to attend and also to request you to assist us contributing Ksh 3,000 to cater for the entertainment teams/groups.

Kindly let us have you contribution by 30th May 2012 so as to make proper budgeting.

Thank you in advance.

M.************
FOR: DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
***********CENTRAL

who audits these contributions? are they legit