The CS lashed out at leaders who are claiming there are plans to rig the elections using the internet terming the allegations as impractical, farfetched and baseless.
This came as the CS said the ministry was working closely with IEBC to make sure all polling stations had 100 per cent internet coverage.
Kenya Kwanza Alliance leaders led by Deputy President William Ruto have alleged of a plot to hack the IEBC servers and transmission of the results in order to rig the August 9 election.
Mucheru said IEBC was an independent body which had hired ICT experts to make sure the transmission of the results was safe.
The CS said the government had strong IT infrastructure and trained personnel to deal with any planned cases of hacking.
“I have been accused of all manner of things including planning to hack the IEBC servers and this is not possible, the allegations are political gimmicks,” he said on Friday.
On internet connectivity, he said IEBC had acquired over 1,000 satellite modems to make sure all polling stations without internet were fully covered during the elections.
He was however quick to add that hackers had on many occasions tried to hack government websites and succeeded in a few but this had been addressed.
Mucheru pointed to the e-Citizen platform which was offering over 300 services to Kenya as critical, adding that any plans to hack it would paralyse government services.
“We have had many efforts to hack the government systems but this has failed as we have adequate ICT security and capacity to deal with any cybercrime threats,” he said.
Speaking in Naivasha after closing a workshop on the National Cyber Security Strategy, the CS termed cyber- crime as one of the major challenges facing the world.
He said the government had hired over 100 ICT graduates to help protect government websites and infrastructure from threats posed through cybercrime.
“Kenya is one of the leading countries in terms of internet connectivity and usage and the new cyber security strategy will help address any cybercrime threats,” he said.
Dr Humpery Njogu from the Cyber Security Strategy secretariat termed cyber security as a key player in the digital economy noting that there was need to address capacity.
“This strategy will come in handy in addressing the issue of fake news while managing cyber risk and management,” he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Interior CS Fred Matiang'i said the government will not shut down internet during elections.
Matiang'i claimed they have been accused of all manner of things.
”… but this will not tempt us to retrogressive steps like shutting down the internet during the elections as we respect the rights of all,” he said.
"We are approaching elections and the biggest debate is about how we are going to behave with each other in the era of fake news and the unprecedented abuse of social media.”
He said the government is not going to act otherwise, adding that the government respects the freedom of Kenyans.
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