| Iaaf: | KEN |
| Fedname: | Athletics Kenya |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 43 (24 men, 19 women) |
| Gold: | 4 |
| Silver: | 5 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
Kenya will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 43 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The Kenyan team, characteristically strong in the middle- and long-distance running events, includes reigning world champions Alfred Yego and Janeth Jepkosgei, and reigning Olympic champions Pamela Jelimo, Nancy Jebet Lagat, and Brimin Kipruto.
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Mark Mutai | ||||||||
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| 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||
| Marathon | align=center colspan="6" | ||||||||
| 20 km walk | David Kimutai | align=center colspan="6" | 1:26.35 | 32 | |||||
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Joy Sakari | ||||||||
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| 10,000 m | |||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||
| Marathon | align=center colspan="6" | ||||||||