Socialite Huddah Monroe has said that some of Kenya's public holidays should just be scraped off as they are only encouraging poverty.
The popular business lady took to her Insta stories to share her opinion of today's holiday.
According to her, some public holidays should be done with as they only stop people from working.
"They should scrap some holidays in Kenya, why do people with barely almost nothing to survive on need a whole 4 days holiday? Some holidays are unnecessary! They just keeping y’all poor!" she wrote.
Huddah added;
"Saturday and Sunday should be the only holiday and maybe leave. These holidays start from Thursday to Tuesday like y’all a first-world country is insane. Even online banks are closed."
Huddah complained that she had a business that needed to be done today but due to the holiday, she has to wait until next week on Tuesday.
Huddah's sentiments came a few hours after Kenyans noticed the low turnout at Uhuru Gardens celebrations today.
A Mpasho spot check revealed empty plastic chairs in the Garden, even as President William Ruto inspected the guard of honour.
While making his speech today, President Ruto said Kenyans observe this important day every year to reflect upon where we have come from as a nation.
"We mark this date to consider the troubled road we trod through, the sorrowful wilderness of cruel colonial injustice and the price that was paid in blood, toil, anguish, and death for us to be a free people..." he said in part.
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