The government has declared Friday as a public holiday during which Kenyans will join members of Islamic faith in celebrating Idd ul Fitr.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said the break is meant to accord the Muslim fraternity the opportunity to make preparations to mark Idd on Saturday.
"In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Public Holiday Act, Friday June 15,2018, shall be a public holiday," Matiang'i said in a press statement issued by the ministry's communication director Mwenda Njoka.
Muslims begun fasting on May 17, which marked the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan, with a call for unity among Kenyans.
Ramadhan is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar in which Muslims believe the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
Fasting is the fourth pillar of Islam commemorated by abstaining from drinking and eating from dawn to dusk for either 29 or 30 days based on the lunar calendar.
Dates of the start of the month keep moving every year in the lunar calendar, which explains the varying starting and ending of fasting dates.
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Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims chairman Yusuf Nzibo on his part wished all Muslims good tidings for the month.
"Let’s use this time to forgive each other and pray for forgiveness. Also pray for national cohesion and unity and remember the needy amongst us," Nzibo said at the start.