Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
—
last 90 days
Civilians
—
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
2
Population
57.5 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level2
- +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
- +13.8 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Travel advice level (FCDO)
3
Natural hazards, 7 days
1
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
3 750 000
Refugees who fled
21 098
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Kenya, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 3.8 M
- 2026-08
- Share in food crisis
- 7%
- 2026-08
- Undernourishment
- 36.8%
- 2023
- Refugees who fled
- 21,098
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 835,771
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- —
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 65
- 2026-09-29
- GDP per person
- $2,363
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence2
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Yumbis village in Fafi Sub-County | Government of Kenya — Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-08-22 | Mangai area of Lamu County | Government of Kenya — Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | BBC Monitoring News Alert |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Kenya: Northeastern Province and Coast0
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days3
- WildfireForest fires in Kenya · Sep 23, 2026
- FloodFlood in Kenya · Sep 12, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Kenya · Sep 2, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Nairobi
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 | 16…26 | 1.7 mm | 40 km/h | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 15…28 | 0.0 mm | 43 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 1 | 13…28 | 0.0 mm | 38 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 14…28 | 0.0 mm | 43 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 16…27 | 7.1 mm | 43 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 16…25 | 13.1 mm | 47 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 16…24 | 19.7 mm | 49 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets12
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beans (dry) / KG | 115 KES | 0.89 | +15% |
| Oil (vegetable) / L | 300 KES | 2.32 | +7% |
| Maize / KG | 55.84 KES | 0.43 | -20% |
| Maize flour / KG | 83.88 KES | 0.65 | +1% |
| Rice / KG | 120 KES | 0.93 | +9% |
| Sorghum / KG | 44.17 KES | 0.34 | -45% |
| Wheat flour / KG | 90.56 KES | 0.70 | +1% |
| Sugar / KG | 157.5 KES | 1.22 | -7% |
| Salt / 200 G | 15 KES | 0.12 | +50% |
| Milk (UHT) / 500 ML | 80 KES | 0.62 | -20% |
| Potatoes (Irish) / KG | 80 KES | 0.62 | +60% |
| Bananas / Unit | 20 KES | 0.15 | 0% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20007
DroughtsFloods
- Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda · May 21, 2026 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 196893 km2
- Drought in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda · Apr 21, 2026 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 752713 km2
- Drought in Kenya, Somalia · May 21, 2025 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 124167 km2
- Flood in Kenya · Apr 12, 2024 · Magnitude 0
- Flood in Kenya · Oct 23, 2023 · Magnitude 0
- Flood in Kenya · Apr 18, 2020 · Magnitude 0
- Drought in Kenya · Feb 21, 2019 · Severe impact for agricultural drought in 49202 km2
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)
Next elections1
- August 10, 2027 — President, National Assembly and Senate
Wikipedia — national electoral calendar (CC BY-SA)