STATEHOUSE, NAIROBI/FILE
The government has temporarily restricted access to the official website of the President following a cybersecurity incident, as investigations and restoration efforts continue.
In a statement issued on Saturday, July 18, 2026, Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo said the government detected the incident and moved quickly to contain it.
Kabogo said the ICT Authority immediately activated its established cybersecurity incident response protocols after identifying the breach.
"As a precautionary measure, access to the Presidential website was temporarily restricted to facilitate containment, forensic analysis and restoration efforts," he said.
He said appropriate mitigation measures had since been put in place and work to restore the website was ongoing.
Kabogo assured the public that preliminary findings had not revealed any compromise of sensitive government information.
"At this time, there is no evidence of unauthorised access to sensitive data, data exfiltration, or loss of information," he said.
He added that government systems and digital services remained secure and operational despite the incident.
According to the Cabinet Secretary, the ICT Authority is working closely with relevant government agencies and technical partners to determine what happened.
He said the ongoing investigation is expected to establish the full circumstances surrounding the cybersecurity incident through a comprehensive forensic analysis.
"ICT Authority is working closely with the relevant Government agencies and technical partners to conduct a comprehensive forensic investigation and establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident," Kabogo said.
The ministry did not disclose when the incident occurred or provide details on the nature of the cyberattack.
It also did not indicate how long the Presidential website would remain inaccessible.
The statement, however, maintained that response measures had already been implemented to contain the incident while restoration efforts continue.
By the time of publication, visitors to the website were greeted with the message: "We'll be back soon! Sorry for the inconvenience, but we're performing some maintenance at the moment. We'll be back online shortly!"
Kabogo reiterated that there was no evidence that sensitive data had been accessed or removed and stressed that government digital services remained operational.
The government is expected to provide further updates once the forensic investigation is complete and the Presidential website has been fully restored.
