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Wildfire briefing: Kenya

A short, quotable summary of the last 24 hours and of the season. Rebuilt every hour.

Data up to: 27 Oct 2026, 01:41 UTC

Probable fires in Kenya in the last 24 hours: 1, with 5 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 26 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 1.

Largest active fire: Kibwezi West fire, October 2026, with 2,813 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 25 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC.

Kenya is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 38 % of the average: 107,167 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 278,767 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). No year between 2012 and 2025 had burned this little by now. GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Naivasha: low (FWI 6), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

Markdown

Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Kenya”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/kenya/briefing (accessed 27 Oct 2026, 01:41 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

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Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus GWIS · ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0)

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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