2007
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President
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Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
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Vice-President of Kenya
The deputy president of the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: ''Naibu Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya'') is the principal assistant of the President of the Republic of Kenya.
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Moody Awori
Arthur Moody Awori (born 5 December 1928), known as "Uncle Moody", is a former Kenyan politician who served as the ninth Vice President of Kenya from 25 September 2003Chief Justice: Johnson Gicheru
Events
January
* January 1 –
Kenya
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tightens security at
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
n border in order to prevent
Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union ( so, Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization formed to address the lawlessness that had been gripping Somalia since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 during the Somali Civil War.
Th ...
Nakuru District
Nakuru County is a county in Kenya. It is County number 32 out of the 47 Kenyan Counties. Nakuru County is a host to Kenya's Forth City – Nakuru City. On 1 December 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta awarded a City Charter status to Nakuru, ranki ...
. On January 7 two suspects were shot down by police in
Elburgon
Elburgon is a small town in Nakuru County, Kenya. It is located 30 kilometres west of the capital city of Nakuru, the provincial capital. Nearest towns include Molo, Njoro and Rongai.
Elburgon is an electoral ward of the Molo Constituency and Na ...
, Nakuru District. Plenty of stolen property were found at their hideout
* January 14 – Rift Valley Fever outbreak in northeastern Kenya has reached a death toll of 95, out of 248 reported cases. Most affected are
Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuar ...
Ijara
Ijara is a town and Sub-County in Garissa County, Kenya. It was previously capital of the former Ijara District. It is located 100 km north of Lamu and 180 km south of Garissa.
Alternate meanings
''Ijara'' means rent in Arabic ...
and Tana River districts. Several international and domestic health organisations have provided vaccines and other aid to overcome the outbreak.
* January 19 –
Kiraitu Murungi
Kiraitu Murungi (born 1 January 1952) is a Commissioner at the Kenya Law Reform Commission and the former governor of Meru County in Kenya. He is a former long-serving member of parliament for South Imenti constituency (1992-2013), former cab ...
and
David Mwiraria
David (Daudi) Mwiraria (3 September 1938 – 13 April 2017) was the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources previously Finance Minister of Kenya until December 2007 when Kenya held its General Elections. Running for re election on a Party ...
were cleared from allegations of being involved with the
Anglo-Leasing scandal
The Anglo Leasing scandal was a government procurement facilitated corruption scandal in Kenya.
Origins
The scandal is alleged to have started when the Kenyan Government wanted to replace its passport printing system, in 1997, but came to light ...
.
* January 20–25 – World Social Forum meeting held in Nairobi.
* January 23 – A recording of a conversation involving
David Mwiraria
David (Daudi) Mwiraria (3 September 1938 – 13 April 2017) was the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources previously Finance Minister of Kenya until December 2007 when Kenya held its General Elections. Running for re election on a Party ...
recorded on 11 June 2004 is released by John Githongo. According to the tape, Mwiraria tried to stop investigations on the Anglo-Leasing scandal, in which he was a suspect. However, The
Kenya Anti Corruption Commission
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) was established in April 2003 to replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority after Parliament enacted new legislation.
Legal framework
The legislation enacted to establish the commission was:
* The An ...
(KACC) downplayed the tape stating it did not reveal anything new.
* January 30 –
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...
, the new
Secretary General
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of
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
visits Kenya.
February
* February 18 – The statue of Dedan Kimathi was unveiled in Nairobi. The date coincided with the 50th anniversary of his execution by colonial administration.
* February 20 – Simon Matheri Ikere, the most wanted criminal as declared by
, is shot by the police after they surrounded him, having been located through tracing of his mobile phone.
* February 28 – the 2006 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results were published. Starehe Boys Centre was ranked the best high school in Kenya, followed by
Strathmore School
Strathmore School is Kenya's first multi-racial school, established in 1961 in the Lavington area of Nairobi. It began as a residential Sixth Form College offering British-styled A-level courses and in 1963 switched from the Cambridge School Certi ...
* March 4 – Five dangerous criminals escaped Nakuru GK Prison.
* March 15 – Internal Security minister John Michuki proposes new tough laws against possession of illegal firearms. Similarly, the police was given a tight shoot-to-kill directive. These amendments aim at decreasing violent crime in Kenya.
* March 19 – President Mwai Kibaki proposes constitutional reforms to be implemented before general elections set to be held in December 2007. Especially opposition members have demanded new constitutional reforms.
April
* April 3 – Tribal clashes in
Mount Elgon District
Mount Elgon District (Mt. Elgon District) was an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsokwony. In 2010, it was merged into Bungoma County.
Geography and demographics
The district was located on southea ...
continue as four shops were burnt in Makutano trading centre.
* April 24 – A policeman is shot dead by
Mungiki
Mungiki is a banned ethnic organisation in Kenya. The name (''mũngĩkĩ'', ) means "a united people" or "multitude" in the Kikuyu language. The religion, which apparently originated in the late 1980s, is secretive and bears some similarity to myst ...
* May 1 – During his labour day speech, President Mwai Kibaki promises to scrap tuition fees issued by public high schools.
* May 4 – Ethnic violence in Mt. Elgon area continues, ten people were shot dead in
Kitale
Kitale is an agricultural town in northern Rift Valley Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills at an elevation of around . Its population is 106,187 as of 2009. Kitale is the headquarter town of Trans-Nzoia County. Kitale is r ...
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
shortly after take-off. All 114 on board perished.
* May 14 – By-election held in
Magarini
Maragini is the concluding section of the alapana
In Carnatic classical music, alapana is a form of manodharmam, or improvisation, that introduces and develops a raga (musical scale). It communicates the permitted notes and phrases of the ra ...
constituency was won by Harrison Garama Kombe of Shirikisho Party
* May 19 – Three wildlife rangers and four suspected poachers were shot dead during a gunfight in
Tana River District
Tana River County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River (Kenya), Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The ...
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* May 28 – Kenyan economy grew by 6.1 per cent in 2006, according to the government. It is the highest growth rate in Kenya in three decades.
June
* June 8 – Over 30 suspected
Mungiki
Mungiki is a banned ethnic organisation in Kenya. The name (''mũngĩkĩ'', ) means "a united people" or "multitude" in the Kikuyu language. The religion, which apparently originated in the late 1980s, is secretive and bears some similarity to myst ...
members have been killed by the police within a week, following recent violence by the sect.
* June 21 – Eleven people were killed around Nairobi. These killings happened after John Kamunya (aka Maina Njenga), a former Mungiki leader was jailed for five years.
Machakos District
Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being because of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 2010 constitution of Kenya. The country's first administrative headquarters are in Machakos Town, which is ...
.
* July 18 – Earth tremors have been felt in Nairobi and elsewhere Kenya during few past days. The tremors were related to the activity of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania.
August
* August 2 – Charity Ngilu, the minister of health, was arrested for several hours in Nairobi. This happened after Ngilu allegedly freed Anne Njogu, a detained human rights activist.
* August 11 – Several people die following
mudslide
A mudflow or mud flow is a form of mass wasting involving fast-moving flow of debris that has become liquified by the addition of water. Such flows can move at speeds ranging from 3 meters/minute to 5 meters/second. Mudflows contain a significa ...
s near Malava, western Kenya.
* August 29 – 20 people die in a road accident near Yala town as a bus and petrol tanker collide.
* August 31 – ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' newspaper featured on its front page a story about corruption by the family of the former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi. They claim their source of the information was
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks () is an international Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation that published news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous Source (journalism), sources. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activism, Internet acti ...
. Government spokesman Alfred Mutua dismissed the claims.
September
* September 1 –
Kalonzo Musyoka
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (born 24 December 195is a Kenyan politician who was the tenth Vice-President of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. Musyoka served in the government under the late President Daniel arap Moi and was List of Foreign Ministers of Ke ...
and Raila Odinga were selected as presidential candidates by their respective ODM fractions, having split into two in August. Meanwhile, former president Daniel arap Moi has declared his support for president Mwai Kibaki's bid to win second term.
* September 8–14 – Ten thousand tea plantation workers undertook
strike action
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to Labor (economics), work. A strike usually takes place in response to grievance (labour), employee grievance ...
* October 9 – Twelve people were killed when a bus plunged into River Sio in
Matayos
Matayos (also Matayo's) is a settlement in the Busia County of Kenya's former Western Province. Matayos is a small township of about two thousand inhabitants along the B1 road (Kisumu-Busia Highway), sixteen kilometres from the Busia border poi ...
John Njue
John Njue (born 1944) is a Kenyan Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the fourth Archbishop of Nairobi from 2007 to 2021. He previously served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri from 2002 to 2007 and Bishop of Embu from 1986 to 2002. He was e ...
, the newly appointed
Archbishop of Nairobi
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi ( la, Nairobien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya.
History
*26 February 1860: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zang ...
, is now elevated to
cardinal
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Animals
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status. He became the second Kenyan cardinal, the other was
Maurice Michael Otunga
Maurice Michael Otunga (January 1923 – 6 September 2003) was a Kenyan Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Nairobi from 1971 until his resignation in 1997. Pope Paul VI elevated him into the cardinalate in 197 ...
, who died in 2003.
November
* November 17 – Main political parties (ODM, ODM-K and PNU) held their primary elections selecting parliamentary and civic candidates for the upcoming general elections. These primaries were marred by irregularities and violence. Numerous candidates defected to smaller parties after failing to get candidature by their respective parties.
* November 23 – Solomon Nyanjui, the missing KWS helicopter pilot was found alive with minor injuries, after being missing for eight days. The helicopter he was flying had crashed on the flanks of
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya (Kikuyu: ''Kĩrĩnyaga'', Kamba, ''Ki Nyaa'') is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (), Nelion () and Point Lenana (). Mount Kenya is locat ...
* December 27 – Kenyan general election, 2007 were held. The results were released amidst allegations of fraud. The elections were followed by civil unrest. See also
2008 in Kenya
The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Kenya.
Incumbents
* President: Mwai Kibaki
* Vice-president: Moody Awori (until 9 January), Kalonzo Musyoka (starting 9 January)
* Chief Justice: Johnson Gicheru
Events
January
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Deaths
* January 4 – John Ngunjiri, a national level rally driver dies of illness aged 49.
* January 8 – Fazul Abdullah Mohammed – a Kenyan national, who is suspected of the
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 200 people were killed in nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, ...
in Nairobi and
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
dies in a US air strike.
* January 17 –
Alice Auma
Alice Auma (1956 – 17 January 2007) was an Acholi spirit-medium who, as the head of the Holy Spirit Movement (HSM), led a millennial rebellion against the Ugandan government forces of President Yoweri Museveni from August 1986 until November ...
,
Ugandan
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southe ...
rebel dies in a
Dadaab
Dadaab ( so, Dhadhaab) is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 223,420 registered refugees and asylum seekers in three camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo) as of 13 May 2019, making it the third-largest ...
refugee camp in Kenya.
* February 4 – Job Bwayo, Kenyan
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...
researcher dies in a violent attack aged 61.
* February 12 – Violet Barasa, 31,
Kenya
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volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team captain and Olympic competitor, illness.
* March 1 – Stephen Mukangu, former MP and assistant minister
* March 22 – Kisoi Munyao, man who brought the Kenyan flag on the top of
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya (Kikuyu: ''Kĩrĩnyaga'', Kamba, ''Ki Nyaa'') is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (), Nelion () and Point Lenana (). Mount Kenya is locat ...
at independence. He died of stomach cancer aged 73.
* April 4 – Grace Wahu, former wife of former president
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta (22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He was the country's first indigenous ...
.
* June 9 – Achieng Oneko, freedom fighter and former politician, dies of
heart attack
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aged 87.
* August 15 – Tom Ochieng O’Omwombo, National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) secretary-general dies of illness in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
,
China
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.
* September 3 – Sharon Wangwe, a musician (stage name ''Lady S'') died in a road accident.
* October 6 –
Darius Msagha Mbela
Darius Msagha Mbela was a Kenyan politician. He was a minister for agriculture and a former member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many cou ...
– former cabinet minister, died aged 67.
* October 8 – Taitta Toweett – former minister of education, traffic accident near
Nakuru
Nakuru is a city in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is the capital of Nakuru County, and was formerly the capital of Rift Valley Province. As of 2019, Nakuru had an urban and rural population of 570,674 inhabitant ...
, aged 81.
* November 27 –
Nicodemus Kirima Nicodemus Kirima (March 3, 1936 – November 27, 2007) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nyeri. Kirima served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Nyeri since 1988 when he was appointed to succeed the late Bishop Caesar Gatimu.
Early life
Nicode ...
Nairobi Hospital
The Nairobi Hospital is a private hospital located in upperhill area, Nairobi, Kenya.The hospital was founded in 1954 as a European hospital.
Location
It is located along Argwings Kodhek Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi. The hospital is located approx ...
following a
coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...
induced by
kidney
The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs found in vertebrates. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blood ...
problems. Kirima was aged 71 (born 1936).
* December 25, Mighty King Kong, a Kenyan reggae musician dies of short illness aged 33.
Sports
January – March
* January 4 – Mushir Salim Jawher, a Kenyan-born
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
(and won the race). He was the first athlete from an Arab country to compete in Israel, and was subsequently stripped of his Bahraini citizenship. Although the decision was later revoked, Jawher decided to represent Kenya again under his birth name
Leonard Mucheru Maina
Leonard Mucheru Maina (born 13 June 1978 in Nyandarua) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who started from 2004 until 2007 as Mushir Salem Jawher ( ar, مشير سالم جوهر), having acquired the citizenship of Bahrain.
Career
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* January 18–24 –
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
tri-series featuring
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Scotland
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and
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
is held in
Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
, Kenya. The Kenyan team won the series.
* January 29 – February 4 – Africa Cup of Clubs, the continental
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
tournament is held in Nairobi.
Telkom Kenya
Telkom Kenya is an integrated telecommunications provider in Kenya. It was previously a part of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC) which was the sole provider of both postal and telecommunication services. The company was ...
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
wins the men's title.
* January 29 – February 7 –
2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a One Day International cricket tournament played from 29 January 2007 to 7 February 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. Division One, which is the successor to the now defunct ICC 6 Nations Challenge, is th ...
tournament held in Nairobi. Kenya wins the tournament by beating Scotland in its final.
* February 9 – Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya sets the new half marathon world record (58:53) in
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
.
* February 22 – The 2006
Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year
Kenyan Athlete of the Year, Sport Personality of the Year Awards, also known as SOYA Awards, are annual national awards given for sports personalities and organisations in Kenya. The awards were initiated in 2004 by Paul Tergat. The awards for each ...
awards were held in Nairobi.
Alex Kipchirchir
Alex Kipchirchir Rono (born 26 November 1984 in Sergoit, Uasin Gishu District) is a middle distance runner from Kenya.
Career
He graduated from Litein High School. He played football and basketball when still at school and did not take up at ...
was selected Sportsman of the Year while
Janeth Jepkosgei
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion.
Early career
Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfre ...
received Sportswoman of the Year award.
* March 8–11 – Edoardo Molinari from
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
wins 2007
Kenya Open
The Kenya Open, titled as the Magical Kenya Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament in Kenya founded in 1967.
History
The Kenya Open was an associate event on the Far East Circuit in 1967 and 1968, after which it became a ...
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
lifts ban on
Kenya Football Federation
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* March 9–11 – 2007 edition of
Safari Rally
The Safari Rally is a rally held in Kenya. It was first held in 1953 as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The event was part of the World Rally Championship from 1973 until 2002, before returning in 2021. It is historically r ...
was held in Kenya. It was won by
Conrad Rautenbach
Conrad Rautenbach (born 12 November 1984) is a rally driver from Zimbabwe who competed in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën Junior Team along with his co-driver Daniel Barritt. He won the African Rally Championship twice, in 2007 a ...
, from
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
.
* March 14–24 – Kenya participated the
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth Cricket World Cup, a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the ...
held in
West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ...
. Kenya won Canada but lost to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
and
England
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, failing to advance the top-8 stage.
* March 17 – Samuel Wanjiru set again new half marathon world record by running 58:35 in
The Hague
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* March 24 –
2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2007. The races were held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya.
Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encom ...
were held in Mombasa, Kenya.
* March 25 –
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Swaziland
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
2007 Adelaide Sevens
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.
* April 15–22 – Three major
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
Joshua Chelanga
Joshua Chelanga (born 7 April 1973 in Baringo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2007 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15, clocking 2:08:21.
His younger brother, Samuel Chelanga, is also a long-distance runner who ...
,
Boston Marathon
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Martin Lel
Martin Kiptolo Lel (born 29 October 1978) is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His p ...
.
* May 27 – 2007 edition of the
Mombasa Marathon
The Mombasa International Marathon (formerly known as the Mombasa Marathon) is an annual marathon hosted in Mombasa, Kenya. Currently sponsored by County Government of Mombasa and Safaricom. This year the marathon prize money has been increased f ...
was won by Peter Kemboi. His time 2:09:21 was the fastest marathon time run in Kenya. Juliet Jepchirchir won women's category.
* June 3 – Kenya plays a goalless draw with
Swaziland
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
at the African Nations cup qualifier in
Lobamba
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Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
.
* June 10 – Safari Sevens rugby tournament was held in Nairobi and won by Emerging Boks, the development team of South Afric
* June 16 – Kenyan football team is defeated by Eritrea national football team, Eritrea, 0–1, at the African Nations cup qualifier in
Asmara
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,
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
. Following the result, Kenya can not qualify for the finals.
July – September
* July 11–15 –
2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the fifth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held on 11–15 July 2007 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Results
Boys
Girls
Medals table
See also ...
were held in
Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...
,
Czech Republic
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. Kenya won 6 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze. Kenya earned second place in the medal table, after United States.
* July 11–23 –
All-Africa Games
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. Kenya won eight gold medals: Jason Dunford (50 m 100 m, and 200 m butterfly swimming), Willy Komen (3,000 m steeplechase),
Ruth Bosibori
Ruth Bosibori Nyangau (also written Ruth Bisibori; born 2 January 1988 in Bosiango) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Career
In July 2007 she became the first All-Africa Games champion in the eve ...
Dickson Wamwiri
P. Dickson Wamwiri Wanjiku (24 December 1984 – 6 September 2020) was a Kenyan taekwondo practitioner. Wamwiri qualified for the men's 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning the championship title from the African Qua ...
(Tae Kwon Do, 58 kg flyweight),
Suleiman Bilali
Suleiman Wanjau Bilali (born June 5, 1978) is a Kenyan light flyweight boxer. He has represented Kenya numerous times at international competitions.
Bilali fought at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was edged out by Spain's eventual runner-up ...
(Flyweight boxing). In addition, Kenya won five paralympic gold medals: Abraham Tarbei (5,000 m T46, 1,500 m T46), Henry Kirwa (5,000 m T12), Samuel Muchai (1,500 m T11), Henry Wanyoike (5,000 m T11)
* July 14–22 – African Field Hockey Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics were held in Nairobi, Kenya. South African men's and
women's
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teams won their respective competitions and took only available places for the Olympics. Kenyan men's team finished second and
women's
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Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...
,
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. Kenya topped the medal table by winning 13 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze.
* August 24 – September 2:
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...
were held in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
,
Japan
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. Kenya fared well and won five gold medals, second only to United States. In addition, Kenya won three silver and five bronze medals. Kenyan gold medalists were
Luke Kibet
Luke Kibet Bowen (born 12 April 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.
Early career
Kibet was born in Kaplelach village, Moiben division, Uasin Gishu ...
(marathon),
Brimin Kipruto
Brimin Kipruto (born 31 July 1985) is a Kenyan professional middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Korkitony, Keiyo District. He holds a personal best of 7:53.64 minutes which is the ...
(3,000 m steeplechase),
Janeth Jepkosgei
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion.
Early career
Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfre ...
(800 m),
Catherine Ndereba
Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. She is a ...
(marathon) and Alfred Yego (800 m).
* September 8 – Kenya beat
, 2–1, in an African Nations Cup qualifier. The game was non-essential for both teams, since Angola had already qualified and Kenya was unable to qualify.
* September 11 –
Kenya women's national volleyball team
The Kenya women's national volleyball team, the ''Malkia Strikers'', represents Kenya in international volleyball competitions. Kenya has dominated the African continent since the 1990s, winning the Women's African Volleyball Championship a recor ...
wins
Women's African Volleyball Championship
The African Women's Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation.
Summary
Medal summary
Participating nat ...
held in Nairobi. Kenya did not lose a set, becoming the first team to do so at African Championships.
Carl Tundo
Carl "Flash" Tundo (born 11 December 1973 in Nairobi) is a rally driver from Kenya. He is a five times winner of the Safari Rally. In 2009 it was a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, making Tundo the first and only Kenyan winner of an ...
Nairobi Marathon
The Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance usually held in October in Nairobi, Kenya. First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race.
It was p ...
was held in Nairobi. Winners were John Njoroge and Rose Chesire Jepkemboi.
* November 5 –
Martin Lel
Martin Kiptolo Lel (born 29 October 1978) is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His p ...
2007 in Africa
International organisations
African Union (AU)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
Other organizations
* ACP — Eur ...