2025 in Kenya

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Events in the year 2025 in Kenya .

Incumbents

• President: William Ruto
• Deputy President: Kithure Kindiki
• Chief Justice: Martha Koome

Events

January

• 3 January – A shuttle collides with a lorry in Uasin Gishu County, killing 10 people. ^[1]
• 10 January – A light aircraft crashes into a highway in Malindi, Kilifi County, killing three people on the ground. ^[2]

February

• 23 February – At least 20 people are reported missing following cross-border clashes involving members of the Turkana people and the Daasanach people in Turkana County, along the Omo River forming the border with Ethiopia. ^[3]

March

• 3 March – At least four people are shot and injured by police during protests by refugees against food rationing at Kakuma Refugee Camp. ^[4]
• 7 March – The ruling United Democratic Alliance of President William Ruto signs an agreement with the opposition Orange Democratic Movement of Raila Odinga that will see both parties involved in critical government policy making. ^[5]
• 10 March – President Ruto donates 20 million shillings to a Nairobi church, sparking protests over high living costs, tax hikes, and political influence. ^[6]
• 14 March –
  • The Sudanese government orders a ban on imports from Kenya, citing national security concerns amid criticism over the latter's hosting of the Rapid Support Forces. ^[7]
  • A trailer collides with a shuttle in Migaa, killing 14 people. ^[8]
• 23 March – Six police reservists are killed in a cross-border attack on their camp by Somali Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa County. ^{[9] [10]}
• 26 March – Kenya formally recognizes Kosovo as an independent sovereign state. ^[11]

April

• 5 April – Three vehicles collide along the Kericho-Kaplong road in Bomet County, killing 15 people and injuring 14 others. ^[12]
• 21 April – Police raid Melkio Saint Joseph Missions of Messiah Church in Migori County, rescuing 57 worshippers and uncovering two bodies buried within the compound. ^[13]
• 30 April – Orange Democratic Movement MP Charles Ong'ondo is shot dead inside his car at a traffic stop in Nairobi. ^[14]

May

• 22 May – A court in Nairobi convicts Hussein Mohamed Abdille Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali of helping facilitate the Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack in 2019. ^[15] They are sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment on 19 June. ^[16]
• 25 May – MP George Koimburi is abducted by unknown men after a church service in Juja Constituency, Kiambu County. He is found beaten the next day. ^[17]

June

• 8 June – The United Kingdom announces the arrest of one of its soldiers on suspicion of raping a person in Nanyuki. ^[18]
• 9 June – A tour bus falls off a cliff in Gichakha, Nyandarua County, killing six people and injuring 20 others. ^[19]
• 10 June – The European Union adds Kenya to its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing. ^[20]
• 14 June – A Grob G 120 of the Kenya Air Force crashes in Kwale County, killing its two pilots. ^[21]
• 16 June – Eliud Langat resigns as Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police following protests over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody on charges of defaming Langat. ^[22]
• 17 June – One person is killed in an attack by motorcycled assailants on demonstrators protesting against extrajudicial killings by police in Nairobi. ^[23]
• 25 June – At least 16 people are killed during antigovernment protests on the anniversary of the 2024 Kenya Finance Bill protests. ^[24]

July

• 7 July – At least 31 people are killed during antigovernment protests on the anniversary of the 1990 Saba Saba Day prodemocracy protests. ^[25]
• 15 July – Three soldiers are killed by an IED while patrolling a road near the Somali border between Garissa County and Kiunga. ^[26]
• 20 July – Activist Boniface Mwangi is arrested and charged with illegal ammunition possession; he is released on bail the next day. ^[27]

August

• 7 August –
  • A light aircraft belonging to Charity Amref Flying Doctors crashes in Githurai, Nairobi, killing all four people on board and two others on the ground. ^[28]
  • A bus owned by Kenya Pipeline collides on a level crossing with a train in Naivasha, Nakuru County, killing eight people. ^[29]
• 8 August – A bus carrying mourners from a funeral falls into a ditch near Kisumu, killing at least 25 people. ^[30]
• 15 August – Kenya appoints a consul-general for the M-23 held city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting criticism from the Congolese government. ^[31]
• 20 August – A judge orders the Kenyan government to protect the rights of transgender people in the country by passing a Transgender Protection Rights Act. ^[32]
• 21 August – The bodies of at five suspected victims of the Shakahola Forest incident are discovered in a shallow grave in Malindi. ^[33]
• 21 August – The United Kingdom agrees to pay compensation to 7,723 claimants affected by the 2021 Lolldaiga conservancy wildfire that was blamed on an incident during a training exercise by the British Armed Forces. ^[34]

September

• 10 September – Senior lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu is shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Nairobi. ^[35]
• 15 September – The High Court orders the arrest of a British national over the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru. ^[36]
• 19 September – The government designates the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizb ut-Tahrir as terrorist organizations. ^[37]
• 27 September – Police in Nairobi rescue 22 people from a trafficking ring allegedly sending recruits to fight for Russia against Ukraine. ^[38]

October

• 13 October – A man is arrested outside State House, Nairobi after shooting dead a security officer using a bow and arrow at the residence's main gate. ^[39]
• 16 October – Four people are killed in Nairobi when security forces fire shots and tear gas to disperse large crowds trying to view the remains of Raila Odinga at the Nyayo National Stadium. ^[40]

Art and entertainment

• List of Kenyan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Kenya

Source: ^[41]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 1–2 June – Madaraka Day
• 7 June – Eid al-Adha
• 10 October – Moi Day
• 20 October – Mashujaa Day
• 12 December – Jamhuri Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Deaths

• 28 May – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, 90, author. ^[42]
• 17 June – Gilbert Deya, 88, televangelist. ^[43]
• 17 July – Phoebe Asiyo, 92, women's rights activist, MP (1980–1983, 1992–1997). ^[44]
• 15 October – Raila Odinga, 80, prime minister (2008–2013), MP (1993–2013), and African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development (2018–2023). ^[45]

References

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2. "3 people die after light aircraft crash lands on Malindi-Mombasa highway". Nation. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
3. "Over 20 people are missing after local clashes at the Kenya-Ethiopia border". AP News. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
4. "Refugees injured in clashes with Kenyan police during food ration protests". AP News. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
5. "Kenyan government's political pact with main opposition party draws criticism". AP News. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
6. "Jesus Winner Ministry Roysambu: Kenya President Ruto's church donation sparks clashes". BBC. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
7. "Sudan bans all imports from Kenya after it hosted civil war rivals". BBC. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
8. "Kenya: 14 Killed in Migaa Crash As Trailer Rams Matatu On Nakuru-Eldoret Highway". allAfrica. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
9. "Somali militants kill 6 Kenyan police reservists and ransack their border camp". AP News. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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11. "Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years". Reuters . 26 March 2025.
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30. "A bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturns in Kenya, killing 25 people". AP News. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
31. "Congo rejects Kenya's diplomatic appointment to conflict-hit Goma". AP News . 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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34. "UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by military fire". BBC . 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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37. "Kenya designates Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb-ur-Tahrir as terrorist groups". Sudan Tribune. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
38. "Kenyan police break up ring trafficking people to Russia to fight in Ukraine". BBC. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
39. "Suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Kenyan presidential guard will be assessed". AP News. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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42. "Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o". AP News. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
43. "Kenyan 'miracle babies' pastor dies in road crash". BBC. 18 June 2025.
44. Wanjala, Emmanuel (17 July 2025). "Who was Mama Phoebe Muga Asiyo?". The Star. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
45. "Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, dies in Kerala". The Hindu. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

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