2011 in Kenya
A list of happenings in 2011 in Kenya:
Incumbents
- President: Mwai Kibaki
- Vice-President: Kalonzo Musyoka
- Chief Justice: Johnson Gicheru then Willy Mutunga
Events
January
- January 1–10 people die when a bus veers off-road in Ngarariga, near Nairobi
- January 4 - A delegation led by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga fails to solve the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
- January 4 - The Minister of Industrialisation Henry Kosgey gives up his cabinet post. Kosgey is subject to corruption investigations and also is one of six Kenyans charged by the International Criminal Court
- January 27 - Simon Mbugua of PNU loses his Kamukunji Constituency parliamentary seat as the 2007 election result was annulled by a court in January 2011
- January 31 - The Commission on the Implementation of Constitution declares unconstitutional the recent naming of Chief Justice and other top juridical posts by the President Mwai Kibaki
February
- February 9 - Ten people die as a bus collides with a truck in Sachangwan along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway
- February 12 - Nine people die as a matatu and a bus collide at the Matunda bridge along the Kitale-Webuye road.
- February 16 - Joseph Gitari of PNU won the Kirinyaga Central Constituency parliamentary by-election
- February 18 - Bonny Khalwale of New Ford Kenya loses his Ikolomani Constituency parliamentary seat as the High Court cites electoral malpractise in the 2007 election
March
- March - Thousands of residents flee Mandera town as fighting between Somali militia escalates in the area
- March 9 - The International Criminal Court summons six previously named Kenyans to appear at the court in the Hague on April 7, 2011. Meanwhile, a faction of Kenyan government, including President Mwai Kibaki and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka are calling for ICC to drop the cases. See also: International Criminal Court investigation in Kenya
September
- September 12 - Over 100 people die in a pipeline fire in Sinai slum, Nairobi
Deaths
January - March
- January 1 - Lessa Lassan, musician,
- January 6 - Duncan Nyamari, 25, actor of Mheshimiwa drama series, shot dead
- March 12 - Paul Kiptoo arap Koech, politician
- March 15 - Musa Juma, 42, musician, pneumonia
April - June
- May 16 - Samuel Wanjiru, 24, Olympic gold medal-winning marathon runner, fall from balcony.
July - September
- July 31 - Habel Kifoto. musician, bandleader of Maroon Commandos, suspected heart failure
- September 25 - Margaret Ogola, 53, writer
- September 25 - Wangari Maathai - 71, Environmental and human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, cancer
Sports
January - March
- February 12 - Kenya Harlequins retains the Kenya Cup rugby title
- February 18 - Mary Keitany sets a new World Half marathon record at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon
- February 19-March 20 - Kenya participated the 2011 Cricket World Cup in, but lost all their six matches
- February 20 - The 2010 FKL Cup winners Sofapaka beats league champions Ulinzi Stars 1-0 to retain the Kenya Supercup
- March 6 - Kenya wins all categories at the 2011 African Cross Country Championships in Cape Town, South Africa. John Mwangangi and Mercy Cherono won the men's and women's titles, respectively
April - June
July - September
- September 25 - Patrick Makau wins Berlin Marathon setting a new marathon World record. Florence Kiplagat won the Women's race.