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Count Kenya Working Days

Counts authority-scope working and non-working dates in a range.

When to use

You need an auditable Kenya working-day count.

Do not use when: This package covers the nationwide public-holiday layer only. It is not a universal private-employer, bank, school, county, sector, diplomatic or shift-work calendar. The Saturday-Sunday baseline is a calculation convention for ordinary weekday work, not a claim that every employer uses the same roster. Idd-ul-Fitr and Idd-ul-Adha are pinned to the 2026 Gazette declarations; future lunar dates and later special notices require a refreshed package. The Act's Sunday substitution rule is preserved and no Saturday-to-Monday substitution is inferred.

Example user requests

Formula

for each included date: working_days += status.is_working_day

Normalize endpoints and count exact authority events over the declared weekday baseline.

Inputs

ParameterTypeUnitRequiredDescription
start_datedateyesFirst date in 2026-2026.
end_datedateyesLast date in 2026-2026.
include_start_datebooleandefault trueWhether start_date participates.
include_end_datebooleandefault trueWhether end_date participates.

Outputs

OutputTypeUnitDescription
working_daysintegerAuthority-scope working dates.
non_working_daysintegerWeekend and exact authority events.
public_holidays_countedlistExact events in the range.
territorystringKE (Kenya).
territory_namestringKenya
day_typestringDeterministic classification: official_weekend, regular_workday, or the first published authority event kind.
holiday_namesstring_listEvents applying on the date.
holiday_kindsstring_listAuthority event classifications.
holiday_detailslistStructured event details, including partial-day notes where published.
calendar_scopestringKenya 2026 nationwide public-holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday working-week baseline
holiday_policystringKenya_Public_Holidays_Act_and_2026_Gazette_Notices
substitute_day_policystringSunday_substitution_only_under_Public_Holidays_Act; no Saturday_lieu_day_without_a_specific_notice
calendar_profilestringkenya-public-holidays
dataset_versionstringke-national-public-2026.1
sourceslistAuthority and legislation sources.

Example

Easter public-holiday period: {"start_date":"2026-04-03","end_date":"2026-04-06","include_start_date":true,"include_end_date":true} → {"working_days":0,"non_working_days":4}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/kenya-public-working-days-between?start_date=2026-04-03&end_date=2026-04-06&include_start_date=true&include_end_date=true

Machine access

Sources

FAQ

Does this include a Monday substitute for Saturday holidays?

No. The Public Holidays Act expressly addresses a holiday falling on Sunday; it does not establish a blanket Saturday-to-Monday rule. The package includes only dates supported by the Act or a specific 2026 Gazette notice.

Does this answer every Kenyan employer or county?

No. It is the nationwide public-holiday layer over a stated weekday baseline. Private employers, counties, banks, schools, diplomatic missions and shift rosters may have different schedules.

Are the Eid dates forecasts?

Not for the pinned year: 20 March and 27 May 2026 are represented as dates declared or reported from Kenya Gazette notices. Future lunar dates are not extrapolated.

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