2018_in_Kenya Knowpia

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See also:	Other events of 2018; Timeline of Kenyan history;

Events in the year 2018 in Kenya.

Incumbents edit

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]
28 June - Gikomba fire
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]

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]

^ Berlinger, Joshua (20 March 2018). "World's last male northern white rhino dies". edition.cnn.com. 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