2018 in Kenya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2018 Timeline of Kenyan history ← 2017 2016 2015 2018 in Kenya → 2019 2020 2021 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2018 Timeline of Kenyan history Events in the year 2018 in Kenya. 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 ↑ Berlinger, Joshua (20 March 2018). "World's last male northern white rhino dies". CNN. Retrieved 24 March 2018. ↑ "A giant crack in Kenya opens up, but what's causing it?". 3 April 2018. ↑ Mukoya, Thomas (10 May 2018). "Kenyan rose-farm dam bursts, 'sea of water' kills 47". Reuters. Retrieved 12 May 2018. ↑ "Kenya's Patel dam bursts, sweeping away homes in Solai". BBC News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018. ↑ "Kenya bus crash kills 50 on way to Kisumu". BBC News. 10 October 2018. ↑ "High Court judge collapses and dies day after upholding election of Embakasi Central MP". tuko.co.ke. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018. ↑ "Kenyans mourn death of great athlete, Paul Koech". Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-08. ↑ Musician Joseph Kamaru, 79, dies at MP Shah Hospital vte Years in Kenya (1963–present) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Pre-1963 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 vte2018 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles
