2018 in Kenya

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See also:	Other events of 2018 Timeline of Kenyan history

Events in the year 2018 in Kenya .

Incumbents

• President: Uhuru Kenyatta
• Deputy President: William Ruto
• Chief Justice: David Maraga

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]
• 26 March – A giant crack in the ground, measuring 50 feet deep and 65 feet across, opens in or near Nairobi. ^[2]
• 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. ^{[3] [4]}
• 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. ^[5]

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. ^[6]
• 3 September – Paul Koech, long distance runner, half marathon world champion (b. 1969). ^[7]
• 3 October – Joseph Kamaru, benga musician and political activist (b. 1939). ^[8]

References

1. Berlinger, Joshua (20 March 2018). "World's last male northern white rhino dies". CNN. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
2. "A giant crack in Kenya opens up, but what's causing it?". 3 April 2018.
3. Mukoya, Thomas (10 May 2018). "Kenyan rose-farm dam bursts, 'sea of water' kills 47". Reuters . Retrieved 12 May 2018.
4. "Kenya's Patel dam bursts, sweeping away homes in Solai". BBC News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
5. "Kenya bus crash kills 50 on way to Kisumu". BBC News. 10 October 2018.
6. "High Court judge collapses and dies day after upholding election of Embakasi Central MP". tuko.co.ke. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
7. "Kenyans mourn death of great athlete, Paul Koech". Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
8. Musician Joseph Kamaru, 79, dies at MP Shah Hospital