2011 in Kenya
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Events
January
- January 1–10 people die when a bus veers off-road in Ngarariga, near Nairobi[1]
- January 4 - A delegation led by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga fails to solve the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis[2]
- January 4 - The Minister of Industrialisation Henry Kosgey gives up his cabinet post. Kosgey is subject to corruption investigations and also is one of six Kenyans charged by the International Criminal Court[3]
- January 27 - Simon Mbugua of PNU loses his Kamukunji Constituency parliamentary seat as the 2007 election result was annulled by a court in January 2011 [4]
- January 31 - The Commission on the Implementation of Constitution declares unconstitutional the recent naming of Chief Justice and other top juridical posts by the President Mwai Kibaki[5]
February
- February 9 - Ten people die as a bus collides with a truck in Sachangwan along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway [6]
- February 12 - Nine people die as a matatu and a bus collide at the Matunda bridge along the Kitale-Webuye road.[7]
- February 16 - Joseph Gitari of PNU won the Kirinyaga Central Constituency parliamentary by-election [8]
- February 18 - Bonny Khalwale of New Ford Kenya loses his Ikolomani Constituency parliamentary seat as the High Court cites electoral malpractice in the 2007 election[9]
March
- March - Thousands of residents flee Mandera town as fighting between Somali militia escalates in the area [10]
- March 9 - The International Criminal Court summons six previously named Kenyans to appear at the court in the Hague on April 7, 2011. Meanwhile, a faction of Kenyan government, including President Mwai Kibaki and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka are calling for ICC to drop the cases.[11] See also: International Criminal Court investigation in Kenya
September
- September 12 - Over 100 people die in a pipeline fire in Sinai slum, Nairobi
October
- October 16 - Kenyan Defense Forces enter southern Somalia as part of Operation Linda Nchi. The KDF intervened to provide a buffer between terrorist group Al-Shaabab and the Kenyan Border. The forces remain in Kenya until 31 May 2012.
