Kenya's cybersecurity skills gap persists despite training efforts

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Organisations are increasingly shifting from reactive responses to preventive strategies against cyber threats. [Courtesy]

A growing shortage of cybersecurity professionals with practical skills continues to hit the country despite more than 1,000 young people graduating under the Cyber Shujaa Programme.

A new industry report released during the seventh Cyber Shujaa graduation ceremony at United States International University–Africa shows that employers are still struggling to fill key cybersecurity positions even as universities continue producing graduates every year.

“An estimated 1,500 cybersecurity graduates enter the Kenyan job market each year. Despite this growing talent pool, employers continue to report difficulties in filling certain cybersecurity roles,” the 2026 Cyber Shujaa Industry Report states.