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Kenya: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

2events4 the month before
7est. deaths
2civilian deaths

Kenya saw 2 recorded events and 7 estimated deaths in August 2025. That is -50% compared with 4 events the month before.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

Events were concentrated in Lamu county (1), Kitui county (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Kenya - Al-Shabaab with 1 events.

Where events happened

2025-08-26: Government of Kenya vs Al-Shabaab (5 deaths)2025-08-04: Government of Kenya vs Civilians (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Kenya, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Lamu county15
Kitui county12

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 Aug 2025Lamu East constituency
Lamu county
Government of Kenya vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources
5
4 Aug 2025Kitui Rural constituency
Kitui county
Government of Kenya vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian
2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Kenya2
Al-Shabaab1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based1
Non-state0
One-sided1

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.