# Kenya at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Kenya competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Kenya's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

## Medalists

The following Kenyan competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Japheth Kimutai | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
| Gold | Laban Rotich | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
| Gold | Daniel Komen | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
| Gold | Simon Maina | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Gold | John Kosgei | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Gold | Jackline Maranga | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres |
| Gold | Esther Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres |
| Silver | Tom Nyariki | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
| Silver | William Kalya | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Silver | Bernard Barmasai | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Silver | Moses Kinyua | Boxing | Light flyweight |
| Silver | Absolom Okoth | Boxing | Welterweight |
| Bronze | Richard Limo | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
| Bronze | Kipkurui Misoi | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Bronze | Remmy Limo | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Bronze | Samuel Odindo | Boxing | Light heavyweight |

## Cricket

Kenya named the below squad for the tournament.

### Roster

* Aasif Karim (c)
* Sandip Gupta
* Edward Mboya
* Hitesh Modi
* Thomas Odoyo
* Maurice Odumbe
* Kennedy Otieno (wk)
* Ravindu Shah
* Tony Suji
* Martin Suji
* Steve Tikolo
* Alpesh Vadher

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kenya men | Men's tournament | New Zealand L by 5 wickets | Pakistan L by 129 runs | Scotland W by 5 wickets | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |

### Group stage

Group D :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.799 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.401 |
* 10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Kenya 144/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 145/5 (47.3 overs) |
| Steve Tikolo 35 (64) Chris Harris 3/7 (10 overs) | | Matt Horne 39 (76) Maurice Odumbe 1/17 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 5 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* Craig McMillan (NZ) scored his 2,000th List A run.
* Points: New Zealand 2, Kenya 0.
* 12 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 189/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 60 (25.3 overs) |
| Wajahatullah Wasti 32 Thomas Odoyo 4/39 (10 overs) | | Hitesh Modi 18 Arshad Khan 4/14 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 129 runs Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Nizam Baksh (Can)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* Edward Mboya (Ken) made his List A debut.
* Points: Pakistan 2, Kenya 0.
* Kenya were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Scotland 156/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 157/5 (37.3 overs) |
| Bruce Patterson 31 (82) Maurice Odumbe 5/38 (10 overs) | | Ravindu Shah 48 (63) Keith Sheridan 2/24 (10 overs) |
* Kenya won by 5 wickets Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Edward Mboya (Ken) played his final List A match.
* Maurice Odumbe (Ken) took his only List A five-wicket haul.
* Points: Kenya 2, Scotland 0.