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Madaraka Day ceremony was unnecessary

ODM leader waves at his supporters at Kondele after the Madaraka Day celebrations.

Every June 2, Italy marks her National Day and Republic Day, commonly known as Festa della Republica. It is a day when the country commemorates the institutional referendum held in 1946 where Italians voted in favour of a republic and against a monarchy following the Second World War and the consequent fall of the fascist regime in Italy.

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