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A collection of major speeches delivered live, nationally televised and broadcast addresses covering all Kenya's presidents. Inaugural Addresses and State of the Nation Addresses are included.
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Speech by His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto, Phd., C.G.H on Jamhuri Day December 12, 2023
(Executive Office of the President, 2023)I am delighted to have the privilege of leading the people of our nation in celebrating the important milestone in our journey to national independence. Sixty years ago, on a day like this, Kenya took its final step of ... -
Speech by His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto, Phd., C.G.H on Madaraka Day June 1, 2023
(Executive Office of the President, 2023)On this day, 60 years ago, Kenya formally gained its right of internal self-government. Madaraka, the mandate of majority African self-determination, was a major step towards the emergence of this nation as a Republic ... -
Speech by His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto, Phd., C.G.H on Mashujaa Day October 20, 2023
(Executive Office of the President, 2023)Mashujaa Day is a celebration of the power of individuals who changed the course of history and the destiny of our nation. It is a reminder that nations are driven forward and changed by individuals, ordinary men and ... -
Speech by His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto, Phd., C.G.H on Jamhuri Day December 12, 2022
(Executive Office of the President, 2022-12-12)We come together on this 59th Jamhuri Day to celebrate our freedom. It is the first national day celebration dedicated to a theme that is relevant to our national aspirations. Our futuristic theme today revolves around ... -
Speech by His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto, Phd., C.G.H on Mashujaa Day October 20, 2022
(Executive Office of the President, 2022-10-20)I am tremendously privileged to join Kenyans and our visitors today as we commemorate the 59th anniversary of Mashujaa Day. It is with great humility that I preside over this year's celebrations for the first time as ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., During The 59th Madaraka Day on June 1, 2022
(Executive office of the President, 2022-06-01)Today, I am delighted to return to these hallowed grounds of Uhuru Gardens to commemorate our 59th Madaraka Day. I am overjoyed because, after 59 years of self-rule, this is the first time we are celebrating Madaraka Day ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Mashujaa Day, October 20, 2021
(Executive office of the President, 2021-10)This is the tenth time we are celebrating our nationhood, identity, and diversity away from the capital city of Nairobi. We have previously marked National Days in the following other Counties: Kisumu, Kisii, Nakuru, ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Labour Day, May 1, 2021
(Office of the President, 2021)It is with great pleasure that I join all workers of Kenya, and, indeed, the rest of the world, to commemorate International Labour Day. On this day, we come together to celebrate our workers as creators and makers of ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Madaraka Day, June 1, 2021
(Executive Office of the President, 2021)It gives me great pleasure to celebrate the 58th Madaraka Day in this beautiful and beaming city of Kisumu. I thank you the People and the leaders of Kisumu and the entire Nyanza Region for your warm welcome, and the great ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Jamhuri Day, December 12, 2021
(Executive office of the President, 2021)Fellow Kenyans Today, I am indeed delighted and privileged to host the 57th Jamhuri Day celebrations here at Uhuru Gardens, the People’s Garden. This is the exact place where the Union Jack of the British colonizer was ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Madaraka Day, June 1, 2020
(Office of the President, 6/1/2020)Today's celebration is taking place in an unconventional manner. For the first time in 57 years, we are unable to celebrate Madaraka Day at a public gathering because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, I will address you ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Labour Day, May 1, 2020
(Office of the President, 5/1/2020)My Fellow Workers, I am pleased to address you this morning, as we come together to mark Labour Day 2020. On this day, we honour and celebrate the hard work and industry of our People. The labour of your hands has powered ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Jamhuri Day, December 12, 2020
(Office of the President, 2020)Today, we commemorate 57 years of our independence and nationhood as a People. On this day, in 1963; the Union Jack of Britain came down and we hoisted our beautiful National Flag. On the same day in 1964, the Dominion of ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Mashujaa Day, October 20, 2020
(Executive Office of the President, 2020)Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy Mashujaa Day Let me first and foremost thank you, the Abagusii, for your warm reception. To celebrate the cultural diversity of Kenya and strengthen our nationhood, my Administration made the ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Mashujaa Day, October 20, 2019
(Executive Office of the President, 2020)Distinguished guests, My fellow Kenyans, I wish to thank the people of Mombasa in particular, and the coast region in general, for the warm welcome you have accorded me and other visitors from across the country. To foster ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Labour Day, May 1, 2020
(Executive Office of the President, 2020)I am pleased to address you this morning, as we come together to mark Labour Day -2020. On this day, we honour and celebrate the hard work and industry of our People. The labour of your hands has powered our economy, ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Madaraka Day, June 1, 2019
(Office of the President, 2019)Distinguished Guests, My Fellow Kenyans, On the 1st Day of June every year, we come together to commemorate Madaraka Day. A day set aside in our National Calendar to reflect on and celebrate our realization of self-rule ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Jamhuri Day, December 12, 2019
(Executive Office of the President, 2019)Distinguished Guests, My Fellow Kenyans, Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy Jamhuri Day! We gather here today to celebrate Fifty-Six Years, since that glorious day when the flag of our Republic was hoisted for the very first time. ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Madaraka Day, June 1, 2018
(Office of the President, 6/1/2018)Ladies and gentlemen, it is a special pleasure to join the people of Kenyans for today’s celebration and commemoration. We owe a great debt to the sons and daughters of this country and all the other heroes who fought for ... -
Speech by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., on Jamhuri Day, December 12, 2018
(Executive Office of the President, 2018)Distinguished Guests, My Fellow Kenyans, Fifty-five years ago today, our beautiful flag was hoisted for the first time; announcing our pride in the independence we had won. It embraced our identity as a free people, ...
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