1982 in Kenya

← 1981 1980 1979 1982 in Kenya → 1983 1984 1985
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See also:	Other events of 1982 Timeline of Kenyan history

The following lists events that happened during 1982 in Kenya .

Incumbents

• President: Daniel arap Moi
• Vice-President: Mwai Kibaki
• Chief Justice: Sir James Wicks then Sir Alfred Simpson

Events

• 8 March – A “Political Information System” seminar convenes in Nairobi, bringing together representatives from single-party states (Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda) to discuss the viability of one-party democracy in post-colonial Africa. ^[1]
• 10 June – Parliament passes a constitutional amendment declaring Kenya a one-party state, making opposition parties illegal. ^[2]
• 1 August – 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt. ^[3] The attempt took place during the political administration of Daniel arap Moi.
• SoNy Sugar F.C. established

Births

• 3 January – Philip Maiyo, international volleyball player ^[4]
• 20 December – Rachael Mbogo, Rugby sevens player ^[5]
• Mwaura Isaac Maigua, politician ^[6]
• Ruhila Adatia-Sood, television and radio presenter ^[7]

Deaths

• 1 August – Mark Mwithaga, Nakuru politician ^[8]
• 7 August – Anthony Vaz, field hockey player ^[9]
• 24 November – Barack Obama Sr., senior governmental economist ^[10]
• 6 December – Jean-Marie Seroney, human rights advocate ^[11]

References

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2. "From 1982 coup to 1992 poll: The storms that Moi weathered". People Daily. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
3. "Military sentences coup plotter to death". UPI. 24 November 1982. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
4. "Philip MAIYO". bgvolleyball.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
5. "MBOGO Rachael". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
6. "Kenya's First MP Living With Albinism Educates Community on Condition". Global Press Journal. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
7. "allAfrica.com: Kenya: Relative Values - I Had My First Relationship in My 20s, It Was Approved By My Sisters and Friends (Page 1 of 2)". allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
8. Kivandi, Kioko (2016-08-10). "Mark Mwithaga died on 'day of 1982 coup'". Kenya Monitor. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
9. "Olympedia – Anthony Vaz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
10. "Ancestry of Barack Obama". www.wargs.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
11. Daily Nation, 7 December 1982, Nation Newspapers Ltd, Nairobi Kenya.