2023 in Kenya
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]
Sports
- Ongoing – 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League
Deaths
- 6 January - Edwin Chiloba, Fashion designer, Model, And LGBTQ Activist, (born 1998).
- 24 January – George Magoha, surgeon, (born 1952).[4]
- 10 May – Loonkiito, lion, (born 2004).[5]
References
- "University bus accident in Kenya kills 14". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- Ouma, Charles (2023-04-08). "10 killed, scores rushed to hospital in grisly Saturday morning accident". Pulselive Kenya. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Kenya launches first operational satellite into space". Reuters. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- "Prof George Magoha Dies Aged 71". capitalfm.co.ke. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "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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