2023 in Kenya

Events in the year 2023 in Kenya.

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Incumbents

Events
  • 30 March – A collision between a Pwani University bus and a minibus in Naivasha, kills 14 people.[1]
  • 8 April – At least ten people are killed in Migori, when a truck loses control and crashes into pedestrians.[2]
  • 15 April – SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite TAIFA-1, Kenya's first operational satellite, from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including on floods, droughts and wildfires.[3]
  • 19 June – Kenya signs a trade deal with the European Union (EU).[4]
  • 21 June – MPs voted to increase VAT on petroleum products from 8 to 16%. 184 MPs approved the clause within the new finance bill while 88 opposed it.[5]
  • 26 June – President Ruto signs into law the finance bill.[6] On the same day, Chief Justice Martha Koome launched a Digital Sex Offenders Registry, which will hold the records of all convicted sex offenders. According to Koome, the automation of the database will ensure easy access to information on convicted sex offenders, facilitating expedited justice.[7]
  • 30 June – Londiani multi-vehicle crash. More than 50 people were killed after a truck veered off the road and plowed into a market in Londiani, Kericho County.[8]
  • 7 July – Anti-government protests across the country. Opposition leader Raila Odinga led protests to oppose tax increases. Several people were injured, and one man was shot dead.[9]
  • 12 July – Anti-government protests continue. At least six were killed and dozens injured, including children.[10]
  • 5 October – Government reshuffle in which Musalia Mudavadi replaces Alfred Mutua as Foreign Minister following controversy over the country's involvement in the crisis in Haiti.[11]
  • 9 October – A court in Kenya blocks the government from deploying police personnel to Haiti.[12]

Sports

Deaths
  • 6 January - Edwin Chiloba, Fashion designer, Model, And LGBTQ Activist, (born 1998).
  • 24 January – George Magoha, surgeon, (born 1952).[14]
  • 10 May – Loonkito, lion, (born 2004).[15]

References
  1. "University bus accident in Kenya kills 14". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. Ouma, Charles (2023-04-08). "10 killed, scores rushed to hospital in grisly Saturday morning accident". Pulselive Kenya. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. "Kenya launches first operational satellite into space". Reuters. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. "Kenya signs EU trade deal in boost to Brussels' Africa ties". AL JAZEERA.
  5. "184 MPs vote to double VAT on petroleum to 16%". People Daily.
  6. "Ruto assents controversial Finance Bill 2023 into Law". People Daily.
  7. "Kenya gets first digital offender registry". Nation Africa.
  8. "Over 50 Dead After Truck Ploughs into A Market in Londiani, Kericho". Capital News. 30 June 2023.
  9. "One man shot dead in Kenya amid protests over tax hikes". Al JAZEERA.
  10. "Deadly anti-government protests roil Kenya". Al JAZEERA.
  11. "Kenya's Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua demoted in Ruto cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  12. Reuters (2023-10-09). "Court blocks Kenya from deploying police officers to Haiti to fight gangs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-09. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. "Kenya Countdown: Route + Maps". WRC.
  14. "Prof George Magoha Dies Aged 71". capitalfm.co.ke. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  15. "Wild lion Loonkiito, 'one of the world's oldest', killed in Kenya". BBC News. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
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