Risk events in Kenya, May 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.

601 events were recorded: 485 conflict events and 116 unrest events.

601 eventsSources: gdelt

601 events· Kenya

Unrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 1 events plottedDemonstration in Kisumu, Kenya · Kenya · 1 May 2026
Earthquake
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Disaster
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Conflict
485
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Unrest
116
1 in the list
Advisory
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Events

What is happening now

601 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kisumu, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kisumu · Source: gdelt

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.