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.
• 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.
• 3 October – Joseph Kamaru, benga musician and political activist.