2018 in Kenya
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Events in the year 2018 in Kenya.
Incumbents
Events
- March–June - 2018 East Africa floods
- 9 March - 2018 Kenya handshake
- 19 March – Sudan, last known male northern white rhinoceros, died in Kenya.[1]
- 9 May – The Patel Dam near the township of Solai, Nakuru County, in the Rift Valley burst amid heavy rains, killing at least 45 people.[2][3]
- 28 June - Gikomba fire
- 10 October - At least 51 people are killed when a bus traveling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu veers off the road and overturns.[4]
Sports
- 9 to 25 February – Kenya participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea
Deaths
- 1 March – Louis Onguto, judge, member of the High Court.[5]
- 3 September – Paul Koech, long distance runner, half marathon world champion (b. 1969).[6]
- 3 October – Joseph Kamaru, benga musician and political activist (b. 1939).[7]
References
- ^ Berlinger, Joshua. "World's last male northern white rhino dies". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Mukoya, Thomas (10 May 2018). "Kenyan rose-farm dam bursts, 'sea of water' kills 47". Reuters. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Kenya's Patel dam bursts, sweeping away homes in Solai". BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45807969
- ^ "High Court judge collapses and dies day after upholding election of Embakasi Central MP". tuko.co.ke. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Kenyans mourn death of great athlete, Paul Koech". Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ Musician Joseph Kamaru, 79, dies at MP Shah Hospital
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