Wildfires in Kenya
27 wildfires have been recorded in Kenya by Global Incident Tracker, 27 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 6 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
27
In 2026
27
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Kenya
Active fire cluster 50 km WSW of Ngong, Kenya — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 123 km SW of Jinka, Kenya — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 24 km W of Siaya, Kenya — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 78 km NNE of Garba Tula, Kenya — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 75 km NNE of Garba Tula, Kenya — 9 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 83 km SSW of Narok, Kenya — 4 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km ENE of Kajiado, Kenya — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 13 km N of Naivasha, Kenya — 27 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 82 km W of Kajiado, Kenya — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km SE of Mwingi, Kenya — 7 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 24 km ESE of Mwingi, Kenya — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km NE of Kitui, Kenya — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km SE of Kitui, Kenya — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km ESE of Usangi, Kenya — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 72 km ESE of Usangi, Kenya — 44 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Green forest fire notification in Kenya
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km ESE of Usangi, Kenya — 31 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Multiple agencies respond to large grass fire near Highway 107
Minor
Active fire cluster 50 km ENE of Kitui, Kenya — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 23 km ENE of Kitui, Kenya — 32 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km SE of Kitui, Kenya — 33 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km E of Taveta, Kenya — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km E of Taveta, Kenya — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 98 km NNW of Kakuma, Kenya — 35 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Green forest fire notification in Kenya
Moderate
Why this July 4 weekend is a wildfire tinderbox
Minor
Brush fire prompts partial Highway 178 closure
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Kenya — 20 of 27. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 1 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 1 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 20 | |
| October | 5 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.