Risk events in Kenya, January 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

3 events were recorded: 3 conflict events.

3 eventsSources: ucdp

3 events· Kenya

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 3 events plottedOne-sided violence in Garissa, Kenya · Kenya · 26 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Kismayo, Kenya · Kenya · 25 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Kismayo, Kenya · Kenya · 25 Jan 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
3
3 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 393.7
3
Unrest
90-day baseline: 136.4
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
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2026-01-10000000
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2026-01-20000000
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2026-01-30000000
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Events

What is happening now

3 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Garissa, Kenya

    2 fatalities · Garissa · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kismayo, Kenya

    1 fatality · Kismayo · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kismayo, Kenya

    1 fatality · Kismayo · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.