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List of events from the year 2021 in Kenya.
Incumbents
Monthly events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
January to March
- 8 January
- 25 January – Mansur Mohamed Surur is extradicted to the United States for smuggling 190 kilograms (420 lb) of rhinoceros horns and 10 short tons (9.1 metric tons) of elephant ivory were valued at more than USD $7 million.[3]
- 28 January – Kenya orders 118 armored Katmerciler Hızır vehicles from Turkey at a price of €60 million (USD $73 million).[4]
- 4 February – Gregory Dow, 61, a Christian missionary from Lancaster, Pennsylvania is sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing four underage girls at an orphanage he founded near Boito.[5]
- 9 March – U.S. national Isaac Sturgeon, 32, is deported to JFK Airport in New York after being charged in crimes related to the January 2021 Washington riot.[6]
Sports
- 18-21 and 23-26 March — Kenya Open and Kenya Savannah Classic (golf) at Karen Country Club in Nairobi[7]
- 17–22 August — 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
- 24 August–5 September — Kenya at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Deaths
- 6 February – Hosea Kiplagat, 76, politician and philanthropist.[8]
- 15 February – John Oyioka, politician, MP (2017–2021).[9]
- 22 February – Two Rothschild's giraffes; electrocuted[10]
See also
References
- ^ "365 recoveries as 221 new Covid-19 cases recorded". The Star. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Ondieki, Geoffrey (8 January 2021). "Kenya: UN Releases Sh164 Million for Fight On Locust Upsurge". allAfrica.com. Daily Nation. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Man charged in rhino horns, elephant ivory trafficking case". AP NEWS. 25 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Bekdil, Burak Ege (January 27, 2021). "Kenya orders 118 armored vehicles from Turkey". news.yahoo.com. Defense News. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "US missionary gets 15 years for sex abuse at Kenya orphanage". news.yahoo.com. AP. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "US Capitol riots: Suspect held after deportation from Kenya". news.yahoo.com. BBC News. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "European Tour adds new golf tournament in Kenya". AP NEWS. 12 February 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Former President Moi’s aide Hosea Kiplagat dies in Nairobi
- ^ Bonchari MP John Oyioka dies after long illness
- ^ "Kenya: Endangered giraffes killed by low power lines". BBC News. 22 February 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.