2013 in Kenya
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The following list is of events that happened during 2013 in Kenya.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Mwai Kibaki (until 9 April), Uhuru Kenyatta (starting 9 April)[1]
- Deputy President: Kalonzo Musyoka (until 9 April),[2] William Ruto (starting 9 April)[1]
- Chief Justice: Willy Mutunga[3]
- Speaker of the Senate: Ekwe Ethuro (starting 28 March)[4]
Events
[edit]- September 21 – al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 62 civilians and wounding over 170.[5]
Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya president". BBC News. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Wasserman, Herman (2016). Reporting China in Africa: Media Discourses on Shifting Geopolitics. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 9781317585756.
- ^ Sahle, Eunice N. (2017). Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Politics in Africa: Historical Contexts, Developments, and Dilemmas. Springer. p. 131. ISBN 9781137555922.
- ^ "Hon. Ekwe Ethuro is the New Speaker of Senate". Parliament of Kenya. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Nairobi siege: What we know". BBC News. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.