| Year | Event |
| 1963 | Kenya gains Independence from the British |
| 1964 | Kenya becomes a republic. Kenyatta becomes the 1st president. Oginga Odinga the 1st Vice President |
| 1966 | Vice President Oginga Odinga leaves KANU to form KPU |
| 1969 | Popular minister Tom Mboya is murdered sparking ethnic tension. KPU is banned |
| 1971 | A plan to overthrow president Kenyatta is foiled by president Nyerere of Tanzania |
| 1972 | Minister Ronald Ngala dies in a road accident. The death is considered suspicious by many |
| 1974 | Jomo Kenyatta is re-elected president unopposed. |
| 1975 | Popular politician JM Kariuki is murdered. The hand of the government is suspected |
| 1978 | President Kenyatta dies in Mombasa. Daniel Arap Moi becomes president |
| 1982 | June - Kenya is declared a one party state by parliament |
| 1982 | August - Daniel Arap Moi survives an attempted coup led by Army private Hezekiah Ochuka |
| 1990 | Popular foreign minister Robert Ouko is murdered under suspicious circumstances. The hand of the government is suspected |
| 1991 | August - Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD) is formed by six opposition leaders, including Oginga Odinga. Party outlawed and members arrested. Creditors suspend aid to Kenya amid fierce international condemnation. |
| 1991 | December - President Moi and KANU yield to external pressure and introduce a multi-party political system. |
| 1992 | Daniel arap Moi wins Kenya's first multi party election against a divided opposition |
| 1997 | Daniel arap Moi wins the elections against a badly divided opposition |
| 2002 | Mwai Kibaki is elected as president marking the first time since Independence that KANU is not the ruling party |
| 2005 | The Draft constitution is rejected at the referendum with 58% voting against it. A major blow to President Kibaki |
| 2007 | Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner in a contentious elections. More than 1000 Kenyans loose their lives in the ensuing violence |
| 2010 | A new draft constitution is passed by a majority of 68% votes in the referendum |
| 2012 | The ICC confirms charges against Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Francis Muthaura and Police commisioner Hussein Ali |
| 2013 | March: Uhuru Kenyatta, is declared the winner of the presidential election with just over 50% of the vote. A challenge to the results by his main rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, is rejected by the Supreme Court. |
| 2013 | September: Somali terrorist group, Al Shabab raid the Westgate mall in Nairobi, killing 74 civilians. |
