Events in the year 2024 in Kenya.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 1 February – A gas truck explodes in a residential area of Nairobi, killing three people and injuring 297 others.[1]
March
- March–May – 2024 Kenya floods: At least 238 people are killed nationwide in floods.[2]
- 1 March – President William Ruto announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers in a mission approved by the United Nations to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation.[3]
- 5 March – A Cessna 172 on a training flight crashes into the Nairobi National Park after figuring in a mid-air collision with a Dash 8 passenger aircraft operated by Safarilink Aviation, killing all two people aboard the Cessna.[4]
- 18 March – A bus carrying university students from Nairobi to Mombasa collides with a truck in Maungu, killing 11 and seriously injuring 42.[5]
- 25 March – Four people, including three police officers, are killed in a bomb attack on a hotel near a police station in Mandera.[6]
April
- 18 April – The Head of the Kenya Defence Forces, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, dies along with nine other military officers in a helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet County.[7]
- 29 April:
- 2024 Mai Mahiu flash flood: At least 50 people are killed after a railway embankment collapses due to heavy rains near Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County.[8]
- Five people are killed in a bomb attack in El Wak, Mandera County.[9]
May
- 23 May – A U.S. official announces President Joe Biden's intent to designate Kenya a Major non-NATO ally during President William Ruto's visit.[10]
- 24 May – Five miners are killed after an illegal gold mine collapses in Dabel, Marsabit County.[11]
June
- 7 June – Four construction workers are killed in a gun attack on a hospital site near the Dadaab refugee camp in Garissa County.[12]
- 13 June – A judge is injured in a shooting inside a courtroom in Nairobi. The gunman, a disgruntled senior police commander, is shot dead by responding police.[13]
- 18 June–ongoing – One person is killed while at least 200 others are injured and more than 200 are arrested during protests against proposed tax increases in Nairobi.[14][15]
- 23 June – The Government of Kenya says it is ready for conversations with anti-finance bill protesters.[16]
- 25 June –
- The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi are set on fire during protests against the finance bill,[17] while 10 protesters are shot dead by police.[18]
- Kenyan police units arrive in Haiti for a United Nations-backed security mission to restore order.[19]
Scheduled
- 26 July–11 August – Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics[20]
- 28 August–8 September – Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Art and entertainment
Holidays
Source:[21]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 11 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 1 June - Madaraka Day
- 17 June – Eid al-Adha
- 10 October – Moi Day
- 20 October – Mashujaa Day
- 12 December – Jamhuri Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
- 11 February – Kelvin Kiptum, long-distance runner.[22]
References
- ^ "Nairobi fire: Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills three and injures nearly 300". 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims". Associated Press. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Kenya Haiti Sign Agreement". Reuters. 1 March 2024.
- ^ "2 killed in midair plane collision above Nairobi National Park, Kenya police say". ABC News. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "11 Kenyan Varsity Students Die In Road Crash". Info Daily. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "An explosion near a police station in northern Kenya has killed 4 people, including 3 officers". Associated Press. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Kenyan military chief dies in helicopter crash, says president". CNN. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Kenya dam bursts: More than 40 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town". BBC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "A bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia". Associated Press. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Biden Kenya State Visit". NPR. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Gold mine collapse in northern Kenya leaves 5 people dead". Associated Press. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "4 construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia". Associated Press. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Kenyan policeman shoots magistrate in open court". BBC. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill". Africanews. 19 June 2024.
- ^ "At least 200 injured, 100 arrested in Kenya tax protests: Rights groups". Al Jazeera. 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Kenya's Ruto ready for 'conversation' with protesters". RFI. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Kenya's parliament compound Stormed, building set ablaze, Reuters witness says". Reuters. 25 June 2024.
- ^ Burrell, Miriam (25 June 2024). "Fire erupts as protesters storm Kenya's parliament amid nationwide unrest". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "'Much-needed relief': Kenyan police force arrives in Haiti for UN-backed security mission". France 24. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Kenya win Africa Men's Sevens to earn Paris 2024 rugby place". Inside The Games. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Hundreds of mourners attend funeral for marathon star Kiptum in Kenya". Al Jazeera. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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