2025-12-26
TALKING POINTS
December 26 marks second consecutive day with zero reported security incidents
Pause follows December 24 General Hospital attack targeting journalists and December 23
maritime attack
Pattern consistent with gang tactical pauses during major holidays before resuming operations
Should not be interpreted as gang capability degradation or strategic retreat
First week of January 2026 likely to see violence resumption as actors emerge from holiday
pauses
Kenya led multinational force has not published operational updates since early December