JOHANNESBURG — Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy announced Saturday that it is looking into a cybersecurity incident that struck the president’s official website, while stressing that no evidence has emerged pointing to unauthorized access to sensitive information or any loss of data.
According to the ministry, the government’s ICT Authority first detected the incident and quickly put cybersecurity response protocols into motion. As a precaution, access to the presidential website was temporarily shut down to help contain the situation and allow investigators to conduct a thorough forensic review.
The ministry noted that appropriate steps to address the threat have since been put in place, and efforts to bring the website back online are currently in progress.
Cabinet secretary for the ministry William Kabogo Gitau addressed the situation in a statement posted to X, saying: “At this time, there is no evidence of unauthorised access to sensitive data, data exfiltration, or loss of information. Government systems and digital services remain secure and operational.”
The ICT Authority is continuing to work alongside relevant government agencies and technical partners to carry out the forensic investigation and determine exactly what happened during the incident, according to the statement.
