The government has confirmed hackers took over the President's official website on Saturday, defacing its homepage and demanding a Sh41.3 million ransom.

President William Ruto's official website, president.go.ke, was down on Saturday after hackers allegedly took control of the homepage and replaced it with a ransom message.

The government has confirmed hackers took over the President's official website on Saturday, defacing its homepage and demanding a Sh41.3 million ransom.