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2022 In Kenya
Events of 2022 in Kenya. Incumbents * President: Uhuru Kenyatta * Deputy President: William Ruto Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya January and February * Predicted and scheduled events * August 9 - 2022 Kenyan general election Deaths January * 2 January ** Charles Njonjo, Attorney General of Kenya (1963–1979) (b. 1920). ** Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist (b. 1944). April * 21 April ** Mwai Kibaki, 3rd President of Kenya (2002–2013) (b. 1931). December * 29 December, Catherine Kasavuli, journalist (b. 1962) See also *COVID-19 pandemic in Africa *2020s *African Union *East African Community *African Continental Free Trade Area *Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa References External links {{Year in Asia, 2022 2020s in Kenya Years of the 21st century in Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw the removal of most COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of international borders in the vast majority of countries, while the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continued. The global economic recovery from the pandemic continued, though many countries experienced an ongoing 2021–2023 inflation surge, inflation surge; in response, many central banks raised their interest rates to landmark levels. The world population reached eight billion people in 2022. The year also witnessed numerous natural disasters, including two devastating Atlantic hurricanes (Hurricane Fiona, Fiona and Hurricane Ian, Ian), and 2021–22 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami, the most powerful volcano eruption of the century so far. The later part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Kasavuli
Catherine Kiza Kasavuli (22 February 1962 – 29 December 2022) was a Kenyan journalist and news presenter. Kasavuli was the first female news anchor in Kenya and had previously worked in other television stations including the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), Citizen TV, Citizen Television, and Kenya Television Network (KTN). Career Kasavuli started her career as a radio continuity announcer in 1980 at the Voice of Kenya, which was renamed to KBC in later years. Her uncle, who had listened to her reading the Bible and praying for dinner, advised her to apply for the job, at the age of 18. Kasavuli would later transition to television at the company in 1985. Kasavuli had no prior professional training and two years into her job, she went to the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication. In March 1990, Catherine became part of the founding team of KTN as the first privately-owned television station in the country. She became the station's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
