Government moves to bolster cybersecurity, tighten AI governance

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Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo at a past event. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Kenya's cybersecurity systems and to developing robust governance frameworks for emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), to protect the country's fast-growing digital economy.

Speaking during the opening of the Sixth Annual Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Conference in Naivasha, Principal Secretary for Internal Security, Raymond Omollo, said digital transformation had become a key driver of economic growth, improved public service delivery and greater government transparency.

However, he cautioned that increased digitisation had also heightened the country's exposure to cyber threats.