Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Mayotte Somalia Tanzania Uganda From P Chan (2020-10-24): The standard time of GMT+2:30 was adopted in the East Africa Protectorate.... [The Official Gazette, 1908-05-01, p 274] https://books.google.com/books?id=e-cAC-sjPSEC&pg=PA274 At midnight on 30 June 1928 the clocks throughout Kenya was put forward half an hour by the Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1928. https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/1928/ke-government-gazette-dated-1928-05-11-no-28.pdf [Ordinance No. 11 of 1928, The Official Gazette, 1928-06-26, p 813] https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0S6os32ZUC&pg=PA813 The 1928 ordinance was repealed by the Alteration of Time (repeal) Ordinance, 1929 and the time was restored to GMT+2:30 at midnight on 4 January 1930. [Ordinance No. 97 of 1929, The Official Gazette, 1929-12-31, p 2701] https://books.google.com/books?id=_g18jIZQlwwC&pg=PA2701 The Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1936 changed the time to GMT+2:45 and repealed the previous ordinance at midnight on 31 December 1936. [The Official Gazette, 1936-07-21, p 705] https://books.google.com/books?id=K7j41z0aC5wC&pg=PA705 The Defence (Amendment of Laws No. 120) Regulations changed the time to GMT+3 at midnight on 31 July 1942. [Kenya Official Gazette Supplement No. 32, 1942-07-21, p 331] https://books.google.com/books?hl=zh-TW&id=c_E-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA331 The provision of the 1936 ordinance was not repealed and was later incorporated in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in 1948. Although it was overridden by the 1942 regulations. [The Laws of Kenya in force on 1948-09-21, Title I, Chapter 1, 31] https://dds.crl.edu/item/217517 (p.101) In 1950 the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance was amended to adopt GMT+3 permanently as the 1942 regulations were due to expire on 10 December. https://books.google.com/books?id=jvR8mUDAwR0C&pg=PA787 [Ordinance No. 44 of 1950, Kenya Ordinances 1950, Vol. XXIX, p 294] https://books.google.com/books?id=-_dQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA294 From Paul Eggert (2020-10-24): The 1908-05-01 announcement does not give an effective date, so just say "1908 May". From Paul Eggert (2018-09-11): Unfortunately tzdb records only Western clock time in use in Ethiopia, as the tzdb format is not up to properly recording a common Ethiopian timekeeping practice that is based on solar time. See: Mortada D. If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double check the time. PRI's The World. 2015-01-30 15:15 -05. https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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P Chan (2020-10-24):
The standard time of GMT+2:30 was adopted in the East Africa Protectorate.... [The Official Gazette, 1908-05-01, p 274] https://books.google.com/books?id=e-cAC-sjPSEC&pg=PA274 At midnight on 30 June 1928 the clocks throughout Kenya was put forward half an hour by the Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1928. https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/1928/ke-government-gazette-dated-1928-05-11-no-28.pdf [Ordinance No. 11 of 1928, The Official Gazette, 1928-06-26, p 813] https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0S6os32ZUC&pg=PA813 The 1928 ordinance was repealed by the Alteration of Time (repeal) Ordinance, 1929 and the time was restored to GMT+2:30 at midnight on 4 January 1930. [Ordinance No. 97 of 1929, The Official Gazette, 1929-12-31, p 2701] https://books.google.com/books?id=_g18jIZQlwwC&pg=PA2701 The Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1936 changed the time to GMT+2:45 and repealed the previous ordinance at midnight on 31 December 1936. [The Official Gazette, 1936-07-21, p 705] https://books.google.com/books?id=K7j41z0aC5wC&pg=PA705 The Defence (Amendment of Laws No. 120) Regulations changed the time to GMT+3 at midnight on 31 July 1942. [Kenya Official Gazette Supplement No. 32, 1942-07-21, p 331] https://books.google.com/books?hl=zh-TW&id=c_E-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA331 The provision of the 1936 ordinance was not repealed and was later incorporated in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in 1948. Although it was overridden by the 1942 regulations. [The Laws of Kenya in force on 1948-09-21, Title I, Chapter 1, 31] https://dds.crl.edu/item/217517 (p.101) In 1950 the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance was amended to adopt GMT+3 permanently as the 1942 regulations were due to expire on 10 December. https://books.google.com/books?id=jvR8mUDAwR0C&pg=PA787 [Ordinance No. 44 of 1950, Kenya Ordinances 1950, Vol. XXIX, p 294] https://books.google.com/books?id=-_dQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA294
Paul Eggert (2020-10-24):
The 1908-05-01 announcement does not give an effective date, so just say "1908 May".
Paul Eggert (2018-09-11):
Unfortunately tzdb records only Western clock time in use in Ethiopia, as the tzdb format is not up to properly recording a common Ethiopian timekeeping practice that is based on solar time. See: Mortada D. If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double check the time. PRI's The World. 2015-01-30 15:15 -05. https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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