The Kenyan government confirmed it successfully contained a cyberattack that temporarily disrupted and defaced multiple official websites across ministries on Monday, November 17.
The attack, which affected access to public information and services, is suspected to have been carried out by a group identifying itself as PCP@Kenya. Cybersecurity teams intervened quickly and access to most affected platforms was restored by midday.
The intrusion targeted domains across various ministries, including Interior, Health, Education, Energy, and Labour, along with the official president.go.ke website.
During the outage, attempts by users to access affected sites were met with defaced pages displaying unauthorized, white supremacist messages and slogans, including “Access denied by PCP”, “We will rise again”, “White power worldwide”, and “14:88 Heil Hitler”.
The State Department for Internal Security initiated an emergency digital response. Dr. Raymond Omollo, Chairman of the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4), confirmed the situation was contained and warned that the intrusion violated the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act and the Data Protection Act;
Those found culpable shall face the full force of the law
Meanwhile, key platforms such as the eCitizen portal, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), and the Judiciary remained operational during the incident.
