President William Ruto is expected to lead the country in marking this year’s Labour Day and Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
The celebrations, organized by the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K), will commemorate 60 years of championing workers’ rights in Kenya.
This year’s event carries special significance as it marks both the annual Labour Day and the organization’s 60th anniversary—its Diamond Jubilee.
According to the official programme, workers, trade union leaders and guests will begin assembling early in the morning, with a grand procession of pedestrian and mechanized floats expected along Lang’ata Road and at Uchumi Parking, led by the Administration Police Band.
Labour Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua will first make a stop at the COTU (K) headquarters in Gikomba to sign the Labour Day visitors’ book before heading to Uhuru Gardens.
