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Government of Kenya: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 31 eventsP that involve Government of Kenya in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 24P.

The low estimate is 24 and the high estimate is 128P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 2 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Government of Kenya has the 85th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Government of Kenya is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 19 events that involve Government of Kenya. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 31P, which is up 63 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 97 percentP of the events that involve Government of Kenya in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Government of Kenya on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

0510Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events that involve Government of Kenya, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Government of Kenya, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20261P0P
Aug 20262P0P
Jul 20266P16P
Jun 20263P2P
May 20261P0P
Apr 20262P0P
Mar 20262P2P
Feb 20262P0P
Jan 20265P1P
Dec 202540
Nov 202512
Oct 202521
Sep 202511
Aug 202527
Jul 202545
Jun 2025510
May 202500
Apr 202526
Mar 202529
Feb 202511
Jan 202515
Dec 202400
Nov 202414
Oct 202400

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Government of Kenya, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Kenya30P24P
Somalia1P0P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Government of Kenya, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Garissa countyKenya17P
Gedo regionSomalia1P
Laikipia countyKenya1P
Lamu countyKenya4P
Mandera countyKenya7P
Tana River countyKenya1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Government of Kenya, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 31 events with 24 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Government of Kenya, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Al-Shabaab30P22P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Government of Kenya: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict30P97%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians1P3%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. Government of Kenya: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/government-of-kenya/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Government of Kenya did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 31 eventsP that involve Government of Kenya in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Kenya and Somalia.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.