Kenyan Sport Personality of the Year Awards, also known as SOYA Awards, are annual national awards given for sports personalities and organisations in Kenya. The awards were initiated in 2004 by Paul Tergat. The awards for each year are held at the beginning of the next year (e.g. 2008 awards took place in January 2009).
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| Category | Winner | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsman of the year | Rugby union | ||
| Sportswoman of the year | Athletics | ||
| Sports team of the year (men) | Rugby union | ||
| Sports team of the year (women) | World Cross Country Championships team | Athletics | |
| Most Promising sportsman | Football | ||
| Most Promising sportswoman | Athletics | ||
| Hall of Fame inductee | Volleyball | ||
| Sports Federation | Athletics | ||
| Special Category (men) | Paralympic athletics | ||
| Special Category (women) | Paralympic athletics | ||
| Community Hero | Tennis | ||
| Coach of the Year | Rugby union | ||
| Schools category (boys) | |||
| Schools category (girls) |
| Category | Winner | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsman of the year | Athletics | ||
| Sportswoman of the year | Athletics | ||
| Sports team of the year (men) | Football | ||
| Sports team of the year (women) | Volleyball | ||
| Most Promising sportsman | Athletics | ||
| Most Promising sportswoman | Athletics | ||
| Hall of Fame inductee | Athletics | ||
| Sports Federation | Athletics | ||
| Special Category (men) | Paralympic athletics | ||
| Special Category (women) | Paralympic athletics | ||
| Community Hero | Athletics | ||
| Coach of the Year | Football | ||
| Schools category (boys) | Kerugoya | ||
| Schools category (girls) | Malava |
| Sportsman of the year | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics | |
| Sportswoman of the year | Hellen Obiri | Athletics | |
| Sports team of the year (men) | KCB | Rugby | |
| Sports team of the year (women) | Malaika Strikers | Volleyball | |
| Most Promising sportsman | Geoffrey Okwach | Rugby | |
| Most Promising sportswoman | Jentrix Shikangwa | Football | |
| Sports Federation | Kenya Special Olympics | ||
| Special Category (men) | Samwel Mushai Kimani | Athletics | |
| Special Category (women) | Catherine Nyaga | ?? | |
| Community Hero | Johanna Omolo | Football | |
| Coach of the Year | Paul Bitok | Athletics | |
| Most Outstanding Player (boys) | Stephen Ndegwa | Swimming | |
| Most Outstanding Player (girls) | Maria Biranchi | Swimming | |
| Schools category (boys) | Kakamega High School | Rugby | |
| Schools category (girls) | Kwanthanze Secondary School | Volleyball | |
| School Coach | Justin Kigwari – Kwanthanze Secondary School | Volleyball |
| Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sportswoman of the Year | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport | |||
| 2004 | Athletics | Athletics | [2] | |||
| 2005 | Athletics | Catherine Ndereba (2) | Athletics | [3] | ||
| 2006 | Athletics | Athletics | [4] | |||
| 2007 | Swimming | Janeth Jepkosgei (2) | Athletics | [5] | ||
| 2008 | Athletics | Athletics | [6] | |||
| 2009 | Collins Injera | Rugby union | Athletics | [7] | ||
| 2010 | David Rudisha | Athletics | Athletics | [8] | ||
| 2011 | Patrick Makau | Athletics | Athletics | [9] | ||
| 2012 | David Rudisha (2) | Athletics | Athletics | [10] | ||
| 2013 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Athletics | Athletics | [11] | ||
| 2014 | Caleb Ndiku | Athletics | Athletics | [12] | ||
| 2015 | Julius Yego | Athletics | Athletics | [13] | ||
| 2019 | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics | Hellen Obiri | Athletics | [14] | |
| 2021 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Athletics | Faith Kipyegon | Athletics | [15] | |
| 2022 | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics | Faith Kipyegon | Athletics | [16] |