1982 in Kenya
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The following lists events that happened during 1982 in Kenya.
Incumbents
- President: Daniel arap Moi
- Vice-President: Mwai Kibaki
- Chief Justice: Sir James Wicks then Sir Alfred Simpson
Events
- 8 March – A “Political Information System” seminar convenes in Nairobi, bringing together representatives from single-party states (Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda) to discuss the viability of one-party democracy in post-colonial Africa.[1]
- 10 June – Parliament passes a constitutional amendment declaring Kenya a one-party state, making opposition parties illegal.[2]
- 1 August – 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt.[3] The attempt took place during the political administration of Daniel arap Moi.
- SoNy Sugar F.C. established
Births
- 3 January – Philip Maiyo, international volleyball player[4]
- 20 December – Rachael Mbogo, Rugby sevens player[5]
- Mwaura Isaac Maigua, politician[6]
- Ruhila Adatia-Sood, television and radio presenter[7]
Deaths
- 1 August – Mark Mwithaga, Nakuru politician[8]
- 7 August – Anthony Vaz, field hockey player[9]
- 24 November – Barack Obama Sr., senior governmental economist[10]
- 6 December – Jean-Marie Seroney, human rights advocate[11]
References
- ^ "Kenya 1982". pcwcr.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "From 1982 coup to 1992 poll: The storms that Moi weathered". People Daily. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Military sentences coup plotter to death". UPI. 24 November 1982. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Philip MAIYO". bgvolleyball.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "MBOGO Rachael". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Kenya's First MP Living With Albinism Educates Community on Condition". Global Press Journal. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "allAfrica.com: Kenya: Relative Values - I Had My First Relationship in My 20s, It Was Approved By My Sisters and Friends (Page 1 of 2)". allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Kivandi, Kioko (2016-08-10). "Mark Mwithaga died on 'day of 1982 coup'". Kenya Monitor. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Olympedia – Anthony Vaz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Ancestry of Barack Obama". www.wargs.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Daily Nation, 7 December 1982, Nation Newspapers Ltd, Nairobi Kenya.
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