2013 in Kenya

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See also:	Other events of 2013 ; Timeline of Kenyan history ;

Last updated July 02, 2025

The following list is of events that happened during 2013 in Kenya .

Incumbents

President: Mwai Kibaki (until 9 April), Uhuru Kenyatta (starting 9 April)^[1]
Deputy President: Kalonzo Musyoka (until 9 April),^[2] William Ruto (starting 9 April)^[1]
Chief Justice: Willy Mutunga ^[3]
Speaker of the Senate: Ekwe Ethuro (starting 28 March)^[4]

Events

September 21 – al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 62 civilians and wounding over 170.^[5]

Deaths

References

1 2 "Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya president". BBC News. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ Wasserman, Herman (2016). Reporting China in Africa: Media Discourses on Shifting Geopolitics. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 9781317585756.
↑ Sahle, Eunice N. (2017). Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Politics in Africa: Historical Contexts, Developments, and Dilemmas. Springer. p. 131. ISBN 9781137555922.
↑ "Hon. Ekwe Ethuro is the New Speaker of Senate". Parliament of Kenya. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ "Nairobi siege: What we know". BBC News. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

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[BBC-1] 1 2 "Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya president". BBC News. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[2] Wasserman, Herman (2016). Reporting China in Africa: Media Discourses on Shifting Geopolitics. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 9781317585756.

[3] Sahle, Eunice N. (2017). Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Politics in Africa: Historical Contexts, Developments, and Dilemmas. Springer. p. 131. ISBN 9781137555922.

[4] "Hon. Ekwe Ethuro is the New Speaker of Senate". Parliament of Kenya. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[5] "Nairobi siege: What we know". BBC News. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

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2013 in Kenya

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Deaths

References