Nyeri county has been selected to this years  Madaraka Day celebrations on June 1.

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Madaraka Day will be the third national celebration held by the Jubilee administration outside Nairobi. Earlier events were held in Nakuru and Machakos counties.

Lasy year, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that two of the three national holidays henceforth would be held outside Nairobi. Last year they were to be held in Nakuru and Mombasa.

Mombasa was dropped, possibly as a result of the feud between Governor Hassan Joho and the Jubilee administration.

Instead, Machakos hosted Mashujaa Day on October 20. Jamhuri Day on December 12 is always held in Nairobi.

Nyeri is known to be the home of Mau Mau fighters.