A list of happenings in 2009 in

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Incumbents

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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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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 ...

* Chief Justice: Johnson Gicheru

Events

January

*January - Two corruption cases, the 2009 Triton Oil Scandal and the

2009 Kenyan Maize Scandal This was a scandal in Kenya that became public in January 2009, over the sale of imported maize. In late 2008, the ban on importation of maize was lifted by the government to allow capable businessmen to import maize to supplement the local produc ...

broke out. *January 16 - Kenya makes an international food appeal due to drought-induced famine in certain parts of the country *January 23 -

Amos Kimunya Amos Muhinga Kimunya (born March 6, 1962), is a Kenyan politician and the Majority Leader of the National Assembly of Kenya under the Jubilee Party and Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency, He was once Kenya's Minister of Trade. He was ...

is appointed the Minister of Trade. Kimunya resigned from the post of Minister of Finance in July 2008 due to

Grand Regency Scandal Erupting in June 2008, the Grand Regency Scandal concerns the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel in Downtown Nairobi, Kenya, from the Central Bank of Kenya to an unspecified group of Libyan investors called "Libya Arab African Investment Company". Th ...

. Former minister of Trade

Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...

is now appointed for the vacant position of Minister of Finance. *January 28 - A

Nakumatt Nakumatt was a Kenyan supermarket chain. "Nakumatt" is an abbreviation for Nakuru Mattress. Overview , Nakumatt had 65 stores in the African Great Lakes countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. It employed over 5,500, and had gross an ...

supermarket in the Nairobi CBD was destroyed by a fire (main article:

2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire The 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire occurred when a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, caught fire on 28 January 2009. Twenty-nine remains were located in the rubble of the destroyed Nakumatt supermarket, with police investigating a tip that ...

). *January 31 - An oil spill ignition kills over 50 people in near Molo town (main article: 2009 Kenyan oil spill ignition).

February

*February 19 - Kenyan fishermen are forced to flee the disputed

Migingo Island Migingo is a island in Kenya on Lake Victoria. The island was the center of a low-level territorial dispute between Kenya and Uganda and is extremely densely populated. Migingo island is found in Kenya and is a main source of fish to the Kenyan ...

Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after ...

after Uganda deploy troops on the island *February 25 - An UN report recommends dismissing the Attorney General

Amos Wako Amos Wako (born 31 July 1945) is a former Attorney General of Kenya and the first senator for Busia County from 2013 to 2017. Wako won the senatorial seat after defeating former minister of finance Chris Okemo. He won the senator seat on an Or ...

and police commissioner

Mohammed Hussein Ali Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali ( so, Maxamed Xuseen Cali; born 1956 in Eldoret) is a Kenyan military commander. He was formerly commissioner of the Kenya Police. He is currently chief executive of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. Early l ...

due to killings by the police
The report
. On September 8, 2009, Mohammed Hussein Ali was transferred to the position of the Chief Executive of

Postal Corporation of Kenya The Postal Corporation of Kenya is the company responsible for postal service in Kenya. It is also known as Posta Kenya. Kenyan post system was formerly part of the Kenya Post & Telecommunication Corporation (KP&TC), which was split into Posta, ...

. The new Police Commissioner is Mathew Iteere, the former

General Service Unit The General Service Unit (GSU) is a paramilitary wing in the Kenya Police Service, consisting of highly trained police officers, transported by seven dedicated Cessnas and three Bell helicopters. Having been in existence since 1948, the GSU ha ...

Commandant.

March

*March 30 - Student riots at the Kenyatta University results in one fatality and destroyed property, including a computer laboratory.

April

*April 6 - Kenyan minister of Justice

Martha Karua Martha Wangari Karua (; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning fro ...

resigns citing lack of progress with her reform agenda. *April 20 - Over 20 people die at a clash between the

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 ...

sect and local residents in

Karatina Karatina is a town in Nyeri County, Kenya. It hosts a municipal council and the headquarters of Mathira East district. Karatina municipality has a total population of 6,852, all classified as urban (1999 census). It has six electoral wards, all ...

(Main article: Mathira Massacre). *April 24 -

Eliud Wabukala Eliud Wamukekhe Wabukala (born in Bungoma West District, 1951) is a Kenyan Anglican Archbishop notable as a leader in the Anglican realignment. He is Bishop of the Diocese of All Saints Cathedral and the fifth Primate of the Anglican Church of K ...

is elected the new archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya, replacing the outgoing

Benjamin Nzimbi Benjamin Paul Mwanzia Nzimbi (born 1945 in Kitui District) is a Kenyan Anglican archbishop. He was the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya and Bishop of the Diocese of All Saints Cathedral, from 2002 to 2009. He is married to Al ...

May

*May 1 - A government official was forced to cut short his speech and abandon the May Day rally as angry workers hurled stones at dignitaries in protest over the government's refusal to deal with difficult living conditions *May 7 - Thomas Cholmondeley was found guilty of manslaughter

June

*June 12 - The Othaya Police Chief, John Nzau was shot dead. Fellow policemen were arrested as suspects. *June 16 - An oil tanker fire kills at least four and injures nearly 50 people at Kapokyek village near Kericho. The victims were siphoning fuel from the tanker that had fallen off the road.

July

*July 9 - the UN Secretary general Kofi Annan handed names of the main suspects of the 2007 Post-election violence to the

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...

. *July 21 - A collision of two buses in Siapei along the

Narok Narok (sometimes referred to as Narok Town) is a town west of Nairobi that supports Kenya's economy in south-west of the country, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok County and stands as the major centre of ...

- Mau Mahiu road causes 22 fatalities *July 23 - The SEACOM cable becomes operational, raising hopes of higher speed and lower cost internet connections in Kenya. *July 30 - Kenyan cabinet announced that no special tribunal will be formed to handle the 2009 post-election crisis, and that the cases will be dealt in local courts instead

August

*August 1 - A small airplane belonging to AIM-Air crashes into a flat in Nairobi's

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estate, while approaching the Wilson Airport, resulting in one fatality *August 4–6- The 8th

African Growth and Opportunity Act The African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA (Title I, Trade and Development Act of 2000; P.L. 106–200) is a piece of legislation that was approved by the U.S. Congress in May 2000. The stated purpose of this legislation is to assist the ...

(AGOA) conference was held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi.

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

, the

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, was among the speakers. *August 23 - A bus and a truck collide near Gilgil, resulting in 16 deaths *August 24 - The Kenyan census in 2009 is initiated *August 24- Long-distance buses and matatus are banned for entering the Nairobi CBD, in order to reduce traffic congestions *August 27 - Parliamentary by-elections were held in the constituencies of Shinyalu and Bomachoge. ODM retained the Shinyalu seat, the new MP is Justus Kizito, replacing the deceased

Charles Lugano Charles Lilechi Lugano (1950–2009) was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and was elected to represent the Shinyalu Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election ...

. In Bomachoge,

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of ODM narrowly beat the 2007 winner

Joel Onyancha Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...

of PNU. The Bomachoge seat was vacated after the 2007 Elections at the constituency were nullified due to irregularities. For the first time in Kenya, the ballot boxes were transparent.

September

*September 30 -

Aaron Ringera Aaron Gitonga Ringera (born 20 June 1950) is a Kenyan lawyer who served as a judge and as the former director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). He was born in Githongo, Meru. Education and early career Ringera has a Master's (LL ...

resigns from the position of the director of 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 A ...

(KACC) due to pressure. He had been reappointed as the director of KACC on 31 August 2009, sparking mixed reactions

October

*October 4 - Fourteen people die when a matatu and a truck collided in Kericho *October 20 - A building collapsed in Kiambu, killing several people *October 27 -

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 ...

chairman Maina Njenga was acquitted after murder charges on him were withdrawn for lack of evidence

November

*November 5 - Mungiki spokesman David Gitau Njuguna was shot dead in Nairobi by unknown assailants. *November 9 - A light cargo plane crashes at the Wilson Airport, killing two crew members. The plane was carrying

miraa Khat or qat ( ''ch’at''; Oromo: ''Jimaa'', so, qaad, khaad, khat or chat, ar, القات ''al-qāt'') is a flowering plant native to eastern and southern Africa. Khat contains the alkaloid cathinone, a stimulant, which is said to cause e ...

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 ...

(''main article: 2009 Kenyan Beach 1990D crash'') *November 15 - Ten people died when Samburu cattle raiders attacked the

Kisima Kisima is a small village in Samburu County in northwestern Kenya, southeast of the town of Maralal Maralal is a small hillside market town in northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi Plateau within Samburu County, of which it is the capital. I ...

village in

Samburu County Samburu County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the Samburu people, Samburu, Turkana people, Turkana and many other tr ...

. *November 16 - The Kenyan government started to evict settlers from the

Mau Forest Mau Forest is a forest complex in the Rift Valley of Kenya. It is the largest indigenous montane forest in East Africa. The Mau Forest complex has an area of . The forest area has some of the highest rainfall rates in Kenya. Mau Forest is the la ...

*November 17 - The Harmonized Draft Constitution of Kenya was released for public
The Draft
*November 22 - Six people die when a trailer hit a matatu along the

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 ...

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

Highway in Kiptenden, near Nakuru

December

*December 2 - Eleven people died as a bus and a lorry collided along the

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highway at Mlango Tatu, Koibatek District *December 17 - The High court declares the South Mugirango Constituency parliamentary seat held by James Magara vacant due to irregularities in the election,

Deaths

January–March

*January 1 - Kenyan

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members

Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam ( ar, فهد محمد علي مسالم, also known as Usama al-Kini) (February 19, 1976 – January 1, 2009) was a Kenyan terrorist conspirator, wanted in the United States

and

Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan (April 9, 1960/69 – January 1, 2009) was a fugitive wantedCo ...

were killed in a US airstrike in

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. *January 26 -

Pamela Mboya Pamela Mboya (1938 – 26 January 2009) was a Kenyan political activist and diplomat, the wife of Tom Mboya the Kenyan trade unionist, educationist, Pan Africanist, author, independence activist, Cabinet Minister and one of the founding fathers of ...

, former UN-HABITAT Kenya representative and widow of

Tom Mboya Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (15August 19305July 1969) was a Kenyan trade unionist, educator, Pan-Africanist, author, independence activist, and statesman. He was one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya.Kenya Human Rights Commissio ...

*January 28 - Angel Wainaina, Actress and radio presenter, known for her role as ''Sergeant Maria'' of Cobra Squad TV-series, victim of the Nakumatt supermarket fire. *January 28 - Peter Serry, the CEO of

Tusker FC The Tusker Football Club is a professional football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the second most successful club in Kenya with thirteen Kenyan league championships. They also have four Kenyan cup titles. In addition, it has won four East ...

, victim of the Nakumatt supermarket fire. *February 1 - Kadir Farah, former international football player died of illness. *February 25 - Atieno Odhiambo, 63, scholar and writer, died of illness.The Standard, February 26, 2009
Celebrated scholar dies in Kisumu
/ref> *March 5 - Oscar Kamau Kingara and John Paul Oulo, human rights activists, were shot dead by the police.

April–June

*April 9 - Farakh Yusuf, 54, rally co-driver. *April 13 - James Bett, a peacemaker dies following a car accident * May 1–3 -

Bantu Mwaura Bantu Mwaura was a Kenyan performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet and university lecturer. He was also a political and human rights activist and a cultural theorist who has worked mostly with civil society using theatre and perfor ...

, 40, human-rights activist, actor, director, poet and storyteller who wrote poetry in English, Swahili and Gikuyu *May 4 -

, 59, Kenyan politician, illness *June 18 - Professor Peter Kenya from Kenyatta University was shot dead by gangsters

July–September

*July 9 - Kinuthia Murugu, Youth and Sports Permanent secretary dies of gunshot wounds *August 11 - Campbell R. Bridges, 71, Scottish born Kenyan resident

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, stabbed to death near Voi *August 13 - Major General Simeon Mutai, former

Kenya Air Force The Kenya Air Force (KAF) or sw, Jeshi la Wanahewa is the national aerial warfare service branch of the Republic of Kenya. The main airbase operating fighters is Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, while Moi Air Base in Eastleigh, Nairobi is the he ...

commander, illness *August 14 -

Kimani Maruge Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge ( – August 14, 2009) holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to leave primary school—he enrolled in the first grade on January 12, 2004, aged 84. Although he had no papers to prove his age, Maruge ...

, ~89, World oldest pupil,

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...

October–December

*October 9 - Francis Baldacchino, 72, the first Bishop of Malindi, dies of liver and heart complications in

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

. *October 26 -

Patrick Ndururi Patrick Ndururi Kinaga (21 January 1969 – 25 October 2009) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. On 13 August 1997 he ran a personal best of 1:42.62 minutes at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting. This time ranks him i ...

, 40, runner Daily Nation, October 27, 2009
Transition
/ref> *November 2 - Kirugumi wa Wanjuki, 86, the hangman at

Kamiti Maximum Security Prison Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi County, Kenya. The prison is within Roysambu Constituency, Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own estates which lie fal ...

dies of

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. *November 28 -

Patrick Konchellah Patrick Konchellah (April 20, 1968 – November 29, 2009 in Bomet) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He finished fourth in the 800 metres final at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, a race won by Wilson Kipketer. He also helped ...

, 41, runner,

commonwealth games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

gold medalist dies of illness *December 4 -

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, former MP and assistant minister from Masinga Constituency, road accident

Sports

January–March

*January 13 -

Kenya national football team The Kenya national football team represents Kenya in international football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and ...

lost to

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in the

2008 CECAFA Cup The 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. All matches were played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda. Information * orig ...

final. However, Kenya's head coach

Francis Kimanzi Francis Kimanzi (born 29 May 1976) is a Kenyan football coach who manages Wazito. Playing career Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager. Coaching career Kimanzi was appointed full-time man ...

was sacked soon after the tournament. He was replaced by

Antoine Hey Antoine Hey (born 19 September 1970) is a German football coach and former professional player. He has been manager of Myanmar since October 2019. He spent most of his playing career in the top two divisions of German football, and went on to ...

from Germany in February 2009. *January 23 - Olympic champions

Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in 800 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gol ...

and Samuel Wanjiru take top honours at the 2008

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. *February 9–10 - Kenyan national rugby sevens team reaches main cup semifinal at the

2009 Wellington Sevens The NZI Wellington Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition, which takes place on 6 and 7 February is the third Cup trophy in the 20 ...

and plate final of the

2009 USA Sevens The 2009 USA Sevens competition took place on February 14 and 15 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Serie ...

. *March 5–7 - Kenya reaches the

2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the host venue for the tournament ahead of bids from four other countries. The f ...

semi-final in

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. *March 27 - Kenya lost to Tunisia 1-2 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers *March 28 - Kenya reaches the main cup semi-final at the

2009 Hong Kong Sevens The Hong Kong Sevens, referred to as the Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens for sponsorship reasons is the 5th stop on the IRB Sevens World Series. The 2009 event was played between the 27–29 March, and was won by Fiji. Unlike the 7 ...

. *March 29 -

Micah Kogo Micah Kemboi Kogo (born 3 June 1986 in Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in the 10,000 metres. He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of 27 ...

breaks the 10 Kilometres

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world record at

Parelloop Parelloop (''Pearl Run'' in English) is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition usually held in late March or early April in Brunssum, Netherlands. The inaugural edition was held in 1989. In 2009, Micah Kogo broke the world record for th ...

race in

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by timing 27:01 minutes.

April–June

*April 3–5 - At the

2009 Adelaide Sevens The 2009 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2009, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2008–09 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held between ...

Kenya reaches its first ever World Sevens Series main cup final, but is defeated by

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in the final 7-26. At the group stage, Kenya had beaten South Africa. *April 3–5 -

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 ...

wins the 2009

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 ...

. It was his second Safari title, the previous victory was in 2004. *April 5 -

Duncan Kibet Duncan Kibet (born 25 April 1978) is a runner from Kenya. He became the second fastest marathoner ever with a time of 2:04:27 hours, when he won the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon. Career Kibet dropped out of school in 1997 due to financial problems. H ...

wins the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, his time 2.04:27 hours makes him the 2nd fastest marathon runner ever after the world record holder

Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champions ...

James Kwambai James Kipsang Kwambai (born February 28, 1983) is a runner from Kenya, who specialises in marathons. He is a former Kenyan record holder in the event, with his personal best of 2:04:27 hours in 2009. At the time this made him the second fastest r ...

finished second and posted the same time as Kibet.

Abel Kirui Abel Kirui (born 6 April 1982) is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons. He had back-to-back wins in the World Championship marathon in 2009 and 2011. Kirui won in 2009 with a time of 2:06:54, then defended his title with ...

was 3rd, his time 2:05:04 is also one of the fastest ever. On the same day,

Vincent Kipruto Vincent Kipruto Limo (born 13 September 1987) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He made his debut in the event in 2008 and won the Paris Marathon a year later. He then placed top three at the Chicago Marathon and ...

of Kenya won the

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setting a new course record on 2.05:47. *April 9 - Josephine Owino was drafted to

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at the 2009 WNBA draft 3rd round. *April 20 - Kenya qualifies for the

2011 Cricket World Cup The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and for the first time in Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus ...

by finishing fourth at the

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in South Africa. *April 19 - Gary Boyd of England wins the 2009

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 ...

golf tournament. *April 20 - Salina Kosgei wins the 2009

Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was i ...

. *April 26 - Samuel Wanjiru won the 2009 London Marathon, setting a course record of 2:05:10 hours *April 21-May 3 - Kenya finishes fourth at the

2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy The 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy is the second edition of the second-tier world championship for Under 20 national teams. The event is organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). This competition, which is contes ...

held in Nairobi. The tournament was won by Romania. *June 6 - Kenya lost to

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

0-3 in

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier. *June 20 - Kenya won

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

2-1 in Nairobi in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier. *June 21 - Kenya wins the 2009 Safari Sevens.

July–September

*July 1–12 - Kenya achieved three medals (medal record 1-1-1) at the

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ...

. All medals were won by swimmer Jason Dunford. *July 8–12 - Kenya topped the medal table at the

2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Bressanone, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or 1 ...

(medal record 6-7-1). *July 12 -

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 ...

qualifies for the

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at a qualifying tournament held in Nairobi. *August 15–23 - Kenya finished with the third best medal record at the

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with four gold, five silver and three bronze medals. Kenyan gold medalist were

Linet Masai Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won her first world title in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. ...

(10,000m women),

Ezekiel Kemboi Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 W ...

(3000m steeplechase men),

Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in track and cross country running. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning a silver medal at the 5 ...

(5000m women) and

(marathon men). *September 4 - Kenya set a new

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in the 4 x 1500 metres relay, 14:36.23 minutes at the

Memorial Van Damme The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now the final event of the Diamond L ...

meeting in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. Members of the team were

Augustine Choge Augustine Kiprono Choge (born 21 January 1987) is a Kenyan middle distance and long distance runner. He won world youth and junior titles on the track in 2003 and 2004, eventually going on to set a world junior record for the ...

William Biwott Tanui William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

Gideon Gathimba Gideon Gathimba (born 9 March 1980) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He finished fourth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and fifth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. His personal best times are 3:33.63 ...

and

Geoffrey Rono Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono (born 4 April 1987) is a Kenyan distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres and 800 metres. He won both events at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships, and is a former world record holder in the 4 ...

. The previous record in this rarely competed event was set by

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in 1977, making it the oldest world record when it was broken. *September 6 - Kenya lost to

1-0 in

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in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier. *September 26 -

Impala RFC Impala Saracens is a Kenyan rugby club based at the Impala Club (a sporting/country club in Nairobi, Kenya). The club competes in the Kenya Cup as well as the Enterprise Cup. The club is based and trains at their ground on Ngong Road, adjacent t ...

becomes the 2009 Kenyan rugby union champion by winning the Kenya Cup

October–December

*October 4 -

wins the 2009 Kenya National Rally Championship *October 11- Samuel Wanjiru wins the 2009 Chicago Marathon, setting the fastest marathon time ever run in the United States (2:05:41 hours). On the same day,

Mary Keitany Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. She is the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she plac ...

won the

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, while Philes Ongori secured 1-2 for Kenya.

Bernard Kipyego Bernard Kiprop Kipyego (born 16 July 1986 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. His personal best for the event is 2:06:22 hours. He has reached the podium at the Amsterdam Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Bo ...

took silver in the Men's race behind

Zersenay Tadese Zersenay Tadese (Tigrinya: ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ; born 8 February 1982) is an Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres ...

of Eritrea. Kenya won both team competitions. *October 18 - Debutant Gilbert Yegon wins the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon, timing 2:06:18 hours, beating the old course record set by

in 2005 *October 20 - AFC Leopards wins the

Kenyan Cup The FKF President's Cup (known as the Betway Shield cup for sponsorship reasons) is the top knockout tournament in Football in Kenya, Kenyan football. It was created in 1956, but during its existence the knockout tournament has had different name ...

, beating a lower division side

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4-1 in the final. *October 25 -

Moses Kipkosgei Kigen Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important Prop ...

and Irene Jerotich win the 2009

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 ...

, both setting course records *November 7 -

Sofapaka Sofapaka Football Club (Sofapaka: Sote kama Familia kwa Pamoja Kuafikia Azimio – Kiswahili: ''We as a Family together to achieve a goal'') is a football club, based in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County. They play their home games at the Wundan ...

wins the

Kenya Premier League The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League and as the BetKing Premier League (BPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan ...

in 2009, despite playing in the league for the first time *November 14 - Kenya lost Nigeria 2-3 in Nairobi in their last game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Kenya finished the last in their group *December 2 - Ian Duncan won the 2009

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edition of the

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Entertainment

*October 10 - The

MTV Africa Music Awards 2009 The 2nd MTV Africa Music Awards were held on October 10, 2009 at the gymnasium of the Moi International Sports Centre complex in Nairobi, Kenya and were hosted by Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean. Performers There were several performers, su ...

were held in Nairobi.

References

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