2008
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Moody Awori
Arthur Moody Awori (born 5 December 1928), known as "Uncle Moody", is a former Kenyan politician who served as the ninth Vice President of Kenya from 25 September 2003Kalonzo Musyoka (starting 9 January)
* Chief Justice: Johnson Gicheru
Events
January
*January 1 - Riots in Kenya escalated following the tension after disputed
presidential elections
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. On January 1, 2008, a mob attacked and set fire to a church in the town of Eldoret, where hundreds of people had taken refuge. As a result, at least 30 people, mostly
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Raila Odinga
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met for the first time since the elections.
Kofi Annan
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, former
United Nations Secretary-General
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was also present.
April
*April 13 - The new coalition cabinet is finally unveiled.
June
*June 10 - Four people, including politicians
Kipkalya Kones
Kipkalya Kiprono Kones (22 February 1952Profile at mzalendo.com. – 10 June 2008
and Lorna Laboso were killed in an aviation accident. They were on board of a
Cessna 210
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plane that crashed, without survivors.BBC News, June 10, 2008 Ministers killed in Kenya crash /ref>
*June 11 - The first parliamentary by-elections in Kenya after the chaotic 2007 general elections were held. Out of five seats contested, ODM won three and PNU two. However, ODM lost the
Embakasi Constituency
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seat to PNU.
July
*July 8 - Amos Kimunya resigns from his post of Minister of Finance due to the Grand Regency Scandal.
*July 15 - Prime minister Raila Odinga issued an order for "illegal" settlers of Mau Forest to be evicted.
*July 31 -
Cattle raiders
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shot around 30 herdsmen at Suguta Valley. The herdsmen were chasing raiders, who had earlier stolen their cattle, but the herdsmen ran out of ammunition.
August
*August 11 - The results of
Kamukunji Constituency
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of the 2007 parliamentary elections were not tallied until now due to a court case. Simon Mbugua of PNU was declared the winner.
*August 13 - a Fokker F27-500 cargo aircraft operated by Fly540. crashed about from the ''Namber Konton'' airport near
Mogadishu
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,
Somalia
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. All three crew members died. The aircraft was carrying a shipment of miraa (
khat
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). The plane had departed from
Wilson Airport
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Wilson Airport ...
in Nairobi.
September
*September 25 - By-elections were held in
Bomet
Bomet is the capital and largest town of Bomet County, Kenya. Bomet town has a total population of 110,963 (2009 census). It is located along the B3 Mai Mahiu-Narok-Kisii road. Bomet city is one of the eight sister cities to Milwaukee.
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and Sotik constituencies and were won by Beatrice Kones and Joyce Laboso respectively. Both represent ODM, as did their predecessors, who died in an aviation accident in June.
*September 25 -
MV Faina
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On 25 Septe ...
, a
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ship was seized by
Somali pirates
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off the
Somalia
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n coast. The ship was carrying 33 Russian
T-72
The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks h ...
tanks destined to Kenya.
October
*October 15 - The post-election violence report by Waki Commission was released.
November
*November 1 - A
Nakumatt
Nakumatt was a Kenyan supermarket chain. "Nakumatt" is an abbreviation for Nakuru Mattress.
Overview
, Nakumatt had 65 stores in the African Great Lakes countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. It employed over 5,500, and had gross a ...
Supermarket and other fully operational properties were demolished in Nairobi to pave way for the expansion of Thika Road.
*November 5 - The Kenya people celebrated the election of
Barack Obama
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as president of the United States. The following day November 6 is declared a public holiday in Kenya. His father, Barack Obama, Sr. was raised and buried in Nyang'oma Kogelo village in western Kenya.
December
*December 11 - Kenyan parliament passes the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act regulating media in Kenya. Critics say the bill meant to suppress the freedom of press, while the Kenyan government denies it.
*December 19 - Joel Onyancha of Ford-People lost the Bomachoge Constituency parliamentary seat after the 2007 results were nullified due to irregularities
*December 24 - President Kibaki signs a bill disbanding the
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. It will be replaced by Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC).
*December 31 - Over 120 political parties, four with a parliamentary representation, failed to meet the deadline for complying with the new Political Parties Act and face deregistration.
Mugabe Were
Mellitus Mugabe Were (9 August 1968 – 29 January 2008) was a Kenyan politician affiliated to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya to represent Embakasi Constituency in the parliamentary electio ...
, recently elected ODM MP was shot dead in Nairobi.
*January 29 -
David Kimutai Too
David Kimutai Too (August 23, 1968 – January 31, 2008) was a Kenyan politician affiliated to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was a high school teacher and then a principal from Kericho in Rift Valley, Kenya before being elected to the N ...
, recently elected ODM MP was shot dead by a policeman in Eldoret.
February
*February 8 - Stephen Arusei Kipkorir, 37, Kenyan long-distance runner was killed in a car crash.
March
*March 13 - David Mwenje, 55, former MP and assistant minister died of illness.
April
*April 4 - Samuel Ndindiri, 59, the National Assembly clerk dies of illness.
*April 10 - Jeremiah Nyagah, 87, former minister, dies of illness
May
*May 3 -
Ngugi wa Mirii
Ngugi wa Mirii (1951 – 2/3 May 2008) was a Kenyan- Zimbabwean playwright, social worker and teacher, most known for his play '' Ngaahika Ndeenda'', which he co-authored with fellow Gikuyu writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.''The Times'', June 8, 2008 ...
, 57, playwright, dies in car accident in
Harare
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,
Zimbabwe
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Kenya national football team
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. The German national died of cancer aged 57.
September
*September 17 -
Michael Omondi
Michael Omondi Jakoyo (October 10, 1961 – September 17, 2008) was a field hockey midfielder and Olympic competitor from Kenya.
He died in Nairobi.
Hockey career
He played High School hockey for Kisumu Boys' School. At the club level, he ca ...
, former field hockey player and Olympic competitor dies of short illness aged 46.
*November 15 - Reuben Chesire, 67, former MP and assistant minister dies of illness
December
*December 5 -
Rawson Macharia
Rawson Mbugua Macharia (born 1911, d. 5 December 2008, aged 96The Standard, 11 December 2008Curtain comes down on man who lied against Kenyatta) was the key prosecution witness at the trial of the Kapenguria Six, who included Jomo Kenyatta.
Keny ...
, aged late 80's, prosecution witness at the '' Kapenguria Six'' trial, died after being hit by a motorcycle.
*December 30 - Edwin Nyaseda, 56, former
*January 1 - Several new year's road running races were won by Kenyans. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the
Saint Silvester Road Race
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in
Brazil
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and
Patrick Ivuti
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San Silvestre Vallecana
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A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with partic ...
Vivian Cheruiyot
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in track and cross country running. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning a silver medal at the 5 ...
respectively.
Edwin Soi
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He is a two-time Olympian for Kenya.
His earliest honours were team gold medals with Kenya at the IAAF World ...
and Sylvia Kibet were the winners of Boclassic Silvesterlauf race in
Bolzano
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,
Italy
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.
Micah Kogo
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won Corrida Pedestre Internationale de Houilles race in
France
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2008 USA Sevens
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.
*March 19 -
Jason Dunford
Jason Edward Dunford, OGW, OLY (born 28 November 1986), also known as Samaki Mkuu, is a Kenyan Olympic swimmer, media personality, rapper and entrepreneur. During his swimming career he was predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter winni ...
and
Janeth Jepkosgei
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion.
Early career
Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfre ...
Kenya Open
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History
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golf tournament held at Karen Golf Club in Nairobi was won by Iain Pyman of England.
April - June
*April 13 -
Martin Lel
Martin Kiptolo Lel (born 29 October 1978) is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His p ...
beats the course record winning
London Marathon
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for the third time.
Samuel Wanjiru
Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He beca ...
Rotterdam Marathon
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2008 African Championships in Athletics
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were held in
Ethiopia
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. Kenya won a total of 16 medals, five of them golden. The Kenyan gold medalists were
David Rudisha
David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He is a two-time back-to-back Olympic champion from the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, a two-time World champion from t ...
(800m),
Haron Keitany
Haron Keitany (born December 17, 1983) is a runner from Kenya, who specialises in 1500 metres. In 2008, he won 1500 metres races at the African Championships, the IAAF Golden League meeting of Weltklasse Zürich, and World Athletics Final. ...
(1500m),
Richard Mateelong
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Kenya national football team
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plays four 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches over four consecutive weekends, losing to Namibia away, winning Guinea and Zimbabwe at home and drawing with Zimbabwe away.
*June 1 – 18-year-old
Pamela Jelimo
Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in 800 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold ...
runs a new women's 800 metres African Record. The previous one was held by Maria de Lurdes Mutola of
Mozambique
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Emerging Springboks
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31–12.
*June 27–29 - The 2008
Safari Rally
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2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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Poland
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. Kenya finished third in the medals table by winning four gold medals, five silver and three bronze. Kenyan gold medalists were Josphat Bett (10,000m men), Jonathan Muia (3,000m SC men),
Mercy Cherono
Mercy Cherono Koech (born 7 May 1991) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
She is a two-time world junior champion in the 3000 metres (2 ...
(3,000m women) and Christine Kambua (3,000m SC women).
*July 27 - Tusker FC wins the 2008 edition of
CECAFA Clubs Cup
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Beijing
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, China. Kenya got a medal record of 5-5-4. All of Kenya's medallists came from the Olympic athletics competition. The gold medalists were
Wilfred Bungei
Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei (born 24 July 1980) is a Kenyan retired Middle-distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also won at the World indoor Championships in Moscow 2006 the 800 metres title, ...
Samuel Wanjiru
Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He beca ...
(marathon men),
Pamela Jelimo
Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in 800 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold ...
(800m women) and Nancy Lagat (1500m women)
*August 30 - Kenya Harlequins wins Kenya Cup, the prime rugby union competition on Kenya
*September 5 - Pamela Jelimo wins the
IAAF Golden League
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jackpot
*September 6 - Kenya wins a 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Namibia at home.
*September 9–12 - The Women’s junior African Nations Championship in volleyball was held in Kenya. The tournament was won by Egypt, while Kenya finished third out of five participants
October - December
*October 12 - Kenya lost a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier to Guinea, but qualifies for the final qualifying round
*November 22 -
Mathare United
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wins its maiden
Kenyan Premier League
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title.
*November 23 - Baldev Chager clinches the 2008
Kenya National Rally Championship
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Johannesburg
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,
South Africa
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. Kenya won five gold medals; three by
Jason Dunford
Jason Edward Dunford, OGW, OLY (born 28 November 1986), also known as Samaki Mkuu, is a Kenyan Olympic swimmer, media personality, rapper and entrepreneur. During his swimming career he was predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter winni ...
and two by
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell (born 1994 in Warrington, England, UK) is a retired British swimmer, who won the 50m and 100m breaststroke at the 2010 British Swimming Championships. Prior to 2010, she swam internationally for Kenya.
Born to a ...