# Wildfire briefing: Kenya

_Data up to: 31 Oct 2026, 00:42 UTC_

In the last 24 hours the VIIRS satellites have not detected any clusters of heat detections in Kenya (NASA FIRMS; latest detection in the system: 30 Oct 2026, 21:33 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 0.

Kenya is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 38 % of the average: 108,362 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 282,042 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.

## Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Kenya”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/kenya/briefing (accessed 31 Oct 2026, 00:42 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS.

Licence CC BY 4.0: this briefing may be reproduced, including by the media, crediting “WorldFires (worldfires.org)” and the original sources.

Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus GWIS

> A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire. Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/kenya/briefing