The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month | Day | Year | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded Sort descending | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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91 | Nov | 1999 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff security officer killed in his home in Nairobi. | Archived | Media | |
104 | Feb | 22 | 2000 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 IFI international (Netherlands) staff shot and killed in Nairobi, Feb 22. | Archived | Archived |
216 | Feb | 11 | 2003 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO 1nternational staff killed, Feb 11. | Archived | Archived |
338 | Dec | 18 | 2004 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in ambush by bandits in North Korea, Dec 18. | Archived | Archived |
343 | Jan | 2005 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed in Nairobi. | Yes | Official Report | |
386 | Jul | 15 | 2005 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed, July 15. | Yes | Official Report |
408 | Dec | 1 | 2005 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff (Somali) killed from head injuries (unspecified malicious act) in Kenya, Dec 1. | Yes | Official Report |
510 | Jan | 27 | 2007 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff Regional Director killed in a carjacking attempt in Nairobi. | Archived | Archived |
603 | May | 7 | 2008 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.20376135 | 34.34841239 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international (Zimbabwean) staff killed by unidentified gunmen in remote northwestern Kenya. Victim ambushed late on Wednesday while driving near a UN camp in Lokichoggio, the main humanitarian operations hub for South Sudan. | Archived | Archived |
908 | Feb | 17 | 2010 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff (Canadian) kidnapped after dropping off their child at school. Victim held for ransom and later resuced on 20 Feb. by police in a undercover operation. | Pending | Media |
1157 | Sep | 19 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 0.003552 | 40.375192 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | An INGO national staffer was abducted by Al Shabaab in the middle of the day after being held up at gunpoint at Hagadera refugee camp. UPDATE: He was rescued on 10 April 2014 by Kenyan troops who are part of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) during an operation on the outskirts of the Somali town of Dhobley. | Yes | Official Report |
1171 | Oct | 23 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Home | 0.35462 | 37.58218 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staffer of an INGO was killed in mob violence and arson during tribal clashes. | Pending | Archived |
1430 | May | 21 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 0.50605 | 35.269086 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard was killed when a group of men armed with blades forced entry to the office of an NGO, which they then robbed. | Yes | Official Report |
1466 | Mar | 3 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -0.4665968 | 39.6332917 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was killed incidentally when perpetrators opened fire on an unconfirmed target along Ngamia Rd in Garissa Town. It is suspected that the target was one of the campaign vehicles of Nasir Mohammed Dolal "Jofle", an aspirant for the Garissa Township MP post, although no rounds hit the car. | Yes | Official Report |
1468 | Mar | 14 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -1.3 | 36.76667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One community health worker working with an INGO was killed in the crossfire between police and criminals in an incident in Soweto, Kibera. | Yes | Official Report |
1445 | May | 25 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 0.351096 | 40.872108 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One Kenyan Red Cross official was killed during clashes between Al Shabaab and the Administrative Police. | Yes | Official Report |
1447 | Jun | 5 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Road | 0.127567 | 34.278379 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An aid agency worker was killed and dumped in a bush in Rarieda, Siaya County. Police stated that an investigation has been launched. UPDATE: She was on her way to buy a plot of land, and this was assessed as a criminal matter, unrelated to her status as an aid worker. | Pending | Media |
1535 | Jul | 25 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 0.003728 | 40.368204 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An NGO staff member was stabbed to death by his neighbour when an argument between the two turned violent. | Yes | Official Report |
1581 | Sep | 23 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two UN personnel and a UN contractor were reported injured during a complex attack by al-Shabaab at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi. | Yes | Official Report |
1672 | Mar | 27 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -1.233105 | 36.797793 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was shot in the leg by five armed robbers who broke into his personal residence and stole valuables; he was hospitalized and is in stable condition. The robbers also killed one security guard. | Yes | Official Report |
1926 | Dec | 1 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 1.733306 | 40.091751 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A INGO consultant was shot in the leg when armed individuals attacked the bar he was in with grenades and small arms. | Yes | Focal Point |
2022 | Oct | 12 | 2015 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.080522 | 40.309975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of an INGO was abducted between Dadaab and Hagadera Refugee Camps after being carjacked. The driver was also taken but released shortly thereafter. | Yes | Official Report |
2217 | Oct | 6 | 2016 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 3.935639 | 41.855116 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two INGO aid workers were killed during an attack in Mandera, Kenya. Al-Shabaab was reportedly responsible for the attack even though no group officially claimed responsibility. The initial attack targeted a residential guest house early on Thursday morning. Four other civilians were also killed (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2299 | Jun | 6 | 2017 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 0.086126 | 40.318966 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One Kenyan aid worker was killed when their vehicle hit a landmine not far from Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Garissa. It is reported that the mine was likely planted by Al-Shabaab. | Yes | Media |
2540 | Nov | 20 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | -3.117136 | 39.627166 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One female international staff member of an INGO was kidnapped by armed men that are suspected of being al-Shabaab militants. The attack occurred when the group raided Chakama, a coastal town in Kenya. During the attack, five other people were shot. According to reports, the militants were demanding money from the local populace and then decided to take the staff member. There is conflicting information on whether the abducted staff member was the area director of the INGO or a volunteer. | Yes | Media | |||
2657 | Apr | 22 | 2019 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -2.0789 | 41.1338 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female Red Cross volunteer was attacked by unknown assailants with a large knife while closing her store, unrelated to Red Cross activities, in Mbwajumwali village at 11:00pm. Media reports indicate the volunteer was killed after suffering several large and serious lacerations. There is an ongoing police investigation | Yes | Media |
3293 | Jan | 15 | 2020 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | -0.083333 | 34.766667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female NGO staff member was sexually and killed with a knife after the NGO compound was raided by unknown criminals who stole computers. | Yes | Focal Point |
3634 | Feb | 18 | 2022 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN agency male staff member was killed in a violent robbery in Nairobi. | Yes | Media |
278 | Jan | 2004 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff wounded and local NGO national staff wounded in vehicle carjacking and robbery. | Archived | Archived | |
661 | Dec | 8 | 2008 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff nurse attacked and wounded by gunmen in a northern Kenya region which hosts camps for Somali refugees. | Archived | Archived |
866 | Jul | 17 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 3.93545 | 41.853051 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO international (1 American, 1 Pakistani, 1 Zimbabwean) staff kidnapped and 1 INGO national staff guard injured in northern Kenya and took them across the border into Somalia. Roughly 10 gunmen arrived late Friday night at a house in the border town of Mandera where the workers were staying- wounding the watchman in the head and kidnapped the three workers; released 3 Oct. | Yes | Focal Point |
946 | Jun | 4 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.16667 | 36.83333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by armed robbers while traveling in Kinungi. | Yes | Focal Point |
947 | Jul | 26 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by unknown assailants while traveling home. | Yes | Focal Point |
961 | May | 30 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 3 | 35.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was injured during a convoy attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1057 | Feb | 18 | 2010 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -0.75 | 37 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 guard for an INGO was hospitalised after being hacked with machetes by a gang of thieves when they attacked the organisation's office at night during a black out. They demanded to be shown where the motorbikes were, and attacked the guard when they could not find them immediately. | Yes | Focal Point |
1161 | Jun | 18 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.003552 | 40.375192 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A driver for an international aid agency was hit with a pistol on the forehead by armed Somalis who attacked him as he was coming out of his hotel. The attackers stole the vehice and fled across the Kenya-Somali border. | Pending | Media |
1169 | Oct | 13 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two female international staff working for an INGO were kidnapped, and their driver injured. UPDATE: The two staff members were released after 644 days, on 18 July 2013. | Pending | Media |
1180 | Nov | 19 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | -0.52360295 | 40.35344455 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | A national staffer working for an INGO was detained and severely assualted by Kenyan police at a checkpoint during operations against al Shaabab militias in Garissa | Pending | Media |
1255 | Jun | 24 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.2904051 | 36.801321 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of an INGO (and his adult son) were attacked about an hour from Nairobi on the road. They were both injured and robbed; hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1426 | May | 10 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 0.110197 | 40.314053 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot as a collateral victim to an attack on a Kenya Police Reservist. He is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
1464 | Jan | 28 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One IO paramedic was injured when the ambulance he was traveling in was attacked by men in civilian clothes, including one armed with a pistol. When the ambulance refused to stop for the men, they opened fire, injuring the staff member. | Yes | Official Report |
1465 | May | 10 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was wounded when hit by a stray bullet when two people shot a Kenya Police Reservist (KPR) at close range at Wamo bus stage. | Yes | Official Report |
1469 | Nov | 22 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Detention | Custody | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One INGO national staff member was shot on the leg by police. While onboard a truck stopped for a police search, he resisted, an altercation developed and was shot in the leg by the police. He was reportedly intoxicated. | Yes | Official Report |
1474 | Jul | 17 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 0.188463 | 40.283483 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard for an NGO was shot when he interrupted what was likely an attempted armed robbery of an NGO compound in Dadaab. | Yes | Official Report |
1532 | Jul | 15 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 0.188463 | 40.283483 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO incentive worker guard was injured when a Police vehicle escorting the INGO team was targeted by an IED. | Yes | Focal Point |
1542 | Feb | 3 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One refugee male day worker was severely assaulted during a riot at the INGO's compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
1543 | Feb | 3 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staffer was beaten with an iron bar and received treatment from MSF Holland at their medical facility. | Yes | Focal Point |
1700 | Apr | 23 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.005417 | 40.371461 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN staff member was shot and wounded by two armed men during an attempted carjacking; he has been hospitalized and is in stable condition. A passenger was also present but managed to flee. The armed men are suspected to be affiliated with Al-Shabaab, but the investigation is still ongoing. | Yes | Official Report |
1835 | Jan | 28 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.120341 | 40.301715 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A paramedic for the Kenyan Red Cross Society was injured when three gunmen shot at the ambulance after the driver ignored instructions to stop. | Yes | Official Report |
1840 | Sep | 6 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 3.93545 | 41.853051 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A driver, who was driving as part of an INGO humanitarian convoy, was wounded when an armed militia attacked. | Yes | Official Report |
1932 | Aug | 11 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 1.292066 | 36.821946 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member in Nairobi was assaulted at home when burglers broke into his private residence to rob the house during the night. He was hospitalized as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2144 | Aug | 10 | 2015 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -1.292066 | 36.821946 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member got a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to the hospital to receive medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
2360 | Feb | 21 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.653899 | 38.516826 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO male staff member needed medical attention after he was shot twice by armed perpetrators who ambushed the organization's vehicle. The staff members (five in total but only one was wounded) were in the vicinity of Darer Dima and traveling from Malkadaka to Garbatulla when they were attacked. Nothing was stolen from the passengers. While it was reported that the aid workers did not appear to be targeted specifically for their affiliation to an aid organization and that there has been an increase in insecurity in greater Isiolo county, it should also be noted that the vehicle was clearly marked. | Yes | Focal Point |
2625 | Oct | 23 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -0.10309 | 34.756062 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A male staff member of an INGO was attacked by unknown assailants near his residence during the evening. The attack led to severe head injuries and a crack on his skull. | Yes | Focal Point |
2706 | Feb | 25 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Project site | 3.767564 | 34.728647 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Administration Police (AP) | One male national INGO staff member sustained a fractured leg after reportedly being assaulted by the Administration Police of the Kalobeyei Settlement area at 11:30pm LT. | Yes | Focal Point |
2716 | Jul | 7 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -1.292066 | 36.821945 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female national INGO staff member was injured during an armed robbery/assault and was required to stay at the hospital overnight due to the injuries. The assault occurred in Nairobi, as the woman exited a cab when it was then stolen. The taxi driver also had to spend several days in the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2899 | Nov | 1 | 2019 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.2920659 | 36.8219462 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded after being ambushed and robbed on the road in Nairobi by civilians. | Yes | Focal Point |
2542 | Nov | 10 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.639904 | 40.312878 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Red Cross (RC) staff member was wounded when assailants opened fire on the RC vehicle, which was traveling in Ruqa, Garissa County. The team was traveling Masalani to Ijara to conduct assessments on projects that they were implementing in the towns. The shots came from the bush. The injured staff member was evacuated to Malindi for further treatment. The rest of the team were not physically injured and received psychosocial support. | Yes | Media |
3501 | Feb | 5 | 2021 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Unknown | Staff member | Not applicable | One female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by two colleagues (later dismissed) outside of work in Nairobi. | Yes | Focal Point |
3988 | Nov | 11 | 2023 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One UN aid worker was injured by a shot when two criminals on a motorcycle robbed the staff member's personal belongings. | Pending | Official Report |
1322 | Jun | 29 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 0.1153207 | 40.3143522 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Unknown | Four international staff of an INGO were kidnapped, two national staff wounded, and a national staff driver killed when Somalia militants ambushed their two-car convoy driving through the Dadaab refugee camp. The internationals were released three days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1511 | Jun | 15 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Project site | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staffs working for an INGO were injured and had to medevaced to Garissa and Nairobi after a vehicle, which the two were leaving at the time, belonging to the chair-lady of Ifo camp was hit by an RCIED in Ifo camp. | Yes | Official Report |
2472 | Nov | 27 | 2017 | KE | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | -0.453229 | 39.646099 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A truck contracted by a UN agency partner in Garissa county ran over an IED planted in the road. All three contracted employees sustained major injuries as a result of the attack. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the area is prone to extremist activities by Al-Shabaab. The workers were delivering food commodities at the time. | Yes | Focal Point |
Total | 19 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 81 | 47 | 12 | 22 |