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Jamhuri Day

Black, red and green, edged with white, and a Maasai shield: the Kenyan flag on shirts, beads and bracelets.

Kenyan National Youth Service march during the 2011 Jamhuri Day
Photo: U.S. Africa Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The colours of Jamhuri Day

Jamhuri is Swahili for republic. On 12 December 1963 Kenya became independent, and a year later a republic. The flag raised that night has three bands: black for the people, red for the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, and green for the land, with thin white lines between them for peace. In the centre is a Maasai shield and two spears, for the defence of that freedom. The day is marked by a parade and air display in Nairobi. Many Kenyans wear the colours, often as beaded bracelets in the flag pattern, which are sold everywhere. Dancers perform in the dress of their communities, among them the red checked shuka of the Maasai and Samburu.

#000000Flag blackThe people of Kenya.
#BB0000Flag redThe blood shed for independence.
#006600Flag greenThe land and its wealth.
#FFFFFFFlag whitePeace and honesty.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

BlackThe people.RedThe struggle; also the Maasai shuka.GreenThe land.
About this page

Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Jamhuri Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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