I'm failing to see where Kindred got buffed.

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Title. Basically I just don't see it on the patch notes. Where is this coming from?

It's not in the patch notes, it's on the PBE.

http://www.surrenderat20.net/2016/08/823-pbe-update.html#balance

It's not this patch, next patch on surrender@20 they're getting buffed

It's an effort to increase jungle diversity during the patch worlds will be played on, which if I read correctly was 6.18