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Kenya: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

4events2 the month before
7est. deathsrange 6–9
0civilian deaths

Kenya saw 4 recorded events and 7 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is +100% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 6 to 9.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

Events were concentrated in Kitui county (2), Mandera county (1), Tana River county (1).

The most active pairing was Kamba - Somali with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-30: Kamba vs Somali (4 deaths)2026-03-29: Kamba vs Somali (1 deaths)2026-03-25: Government of Kenya vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2026-03-03: Government of Kenya vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Kenya, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Kitui county25
Mandera county12
Tana River county10

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
30 Mar 2026Mwingi North constituency
Kitui county		Kamba vs Somali
Non-state		4
25 Mar 2026Mandera countyGovernment of Kenya vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		2
29 Mar 2026Mwingi North constituency
Kitui county		Kamba vs Somali
Non-state		1
0–1
3 Mar 2026Bura constituency
Tana River county		Government of Kenya vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEvents
Kamba2
Somali2
Government of Kenya2
Al-Shabaab2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based2
Non-state2
One-sided0

All months

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