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Universal Service Fund Director Dennis Chepkwony delivers a speech on behalf of CA Director General David Mugonyi at the Cybersecurity Bootcamp closing ceremony in Nairobi on May 20,2026. [Killiad Sinide, Standard]
Kenya is experiencing rising cyber threats, with artificial intelligence increasingly identified as a major driver of change in the cybersecurity landscape. Experts are now warning that AI technologies are creating new vulnerabilities, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen digital systems against evolving cyber risks.
Speaking during the 2026 Cybersecurity Bootcamp award ceremony in Nairobi, the Communications Authority of Kenya said the country recorded more than 3.3 billion cyber threat events between January and March this year, with attacks targeting government agencies, banks, universities and internet service providers.
According to the authority’s National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (KE-CIRT/CC), system attacks accounted for the largest share of threats detected during the quarter, including malware attempts, brute-force attacks and attacks targeting web applications.
