2018 in Kenya
# 2018 in Kenya

Events in the year 2018 in Kenya.

## Incumbents

* 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.
* 26 March – A giant crack in the ground, measuring 50 feet deep and 65 feet across, opens in or near Nairobi.
* 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.
* 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.

### 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.
* 3 September – Paul Koech, long distance runner, half marathon world champion (b. 1969).
* 3 October – Joseph Kamaru, benga musician and political activist (b. 1939).
