Hours after a widespread hack occurred on various government websites, including that of the Office of the President, the Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy (MICDE), has spoken out about possible data leak.
Through a statement released on Monday, November 17, the Cabinet Secretary in the MICDE William Kabogo, revealed that no personal or government data was accessed, altered or lost.
While acknowledging the hack, Kabogo disclosed that the suspected hack led to a temporary outage on the platforms clarifying that it only affected website access.
The CS further noted that the Ministry immediately applied mitigation measures and took the necessary actions to secure the affected sites, noting that all hacked websites were fully restored.
“The Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy informs the public that on the morning of 17th November, 2025, a number of government websites experienced a temporary outage. Our teams acted quickly, and all services are now fully restored,” read the statement in part.
“The issue affected website access only. No personal or government data was accessed, altered, or lost. We applied immediate mitigation measures and took the necessary actions to secure the affected sites. We have increased monitoring to prevent similar issues,” it added.
His statement came after several government websites, including those of the Health, Education, Labour, Environment, ICT, Tourism and Interior ministries, as well as the State House website, were hacked in a suspected cyberattack.
On Monday morning, the sites were left inaccessible and defaced by the attackers, who altered their visual appearance and content.
The messages left by the attackers read: "Access denied by PCP", "We will rise again", "White power worldwide", and "14:88 Heil Hitler".
The attacks rendered key online services unavailable, frustrating users who rely on government websites for information and services.
Several state departments were also inaccessible on Monday, with the Immigration Department, the Directorate of Public-Private Partnerships, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the State House website among those affected.
Additionally, the Hustler Fund, the Immigration State Department, and the Government Press were also down. Nairobi County was also not spared in the cyber disruptions.
Ministries such as Defence and Treasury, however, were reportedly spared from the incidents, according to a spot check by Kenyans.co.ke.
In 2023, government agencies also suffered a similar attack.
A Sudanese hacker group later claimed responsibility, saying they had taken down a number of Kenyan websites, including key government portals like e-Citizen and several major companies, to protest what they described as Kenya's interference in Sudan’s affairs.
