Kenyan Government Websites Hit By Cyberattack

A widespread cyberattack on Monday morning disrupted dozens of Kenyan government websites, knocking key platforms offline and replacing official content with neo-Nazi slogans.

In a statement, Raymond Omollo, Interior Principal Secretary, said early findings point to a group calling itself PCP@Kenya.

The State Department for Internal Security confirmed that several websites were temporarily inaccessible following what it described as a “cybersecurity incident” linked to the group.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the attack is suspected to have been carried out by a group identifying itself as ‘PCP@Kenya’,” the statement said.

The government has deployed a multi-agency incident response team, including experts from National KE-CIRT/CC, the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4), and other security units, to stop the intrusion, evaluate the damage, and restore affected platforms.

“The situation has since been contained, and the systems are under continuous monitoring,” PS Omollo said.

He added that the government has now strengthened its security posture to guard against similar breaches.

“Our focus is on building layered defences, improving readiness, and ensuring that any attempt is detected early, contained quickly, neutralized decisively, and its impact minimized,” Omollo said.

The attack hit multiple high-profile institutions, including the ministries of Health, Education, Labour, Environment, ICT, Tourism, Energy, Water, and Interior. State House’s website also went offline, alongside the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Immigration Department, Public-Private Partnerships Directorate, Government Press, the Hustler Fund portal, and the Nairobi County website.

Visitors to the affected platforms encountered defaced pages carrying four messages: “Access denied by PCP,” “We will rise again,” “White power worldwide,” and “14:88 Heil Hitler.”

The number 14:88 is a well-known neo-Nazi symbol used in white supremacist propaganda.

The breach left thousands of Kenyans unable to access government services for hours as legitimate content was overwritten with the extremist slogans.

Authorities say the incident underscores the growing sophistication of cyberattacks targeting national digital infrastructure.