The national celebration, was held in Machakos county at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos town, the first time the national day was celebrated outside Nairobi.
At hand to welcome the president and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and his wife Lilian Mutua. Lilian Mutua stepped out for the celebration in an elegant blue dress complete with matching blue doll shoes.
