Kenya — Cyber Threat Profile
Known as Africa's "Silicon Savannah," Kenya prioritizes protecting its mobile money ecosystem, notably M-Pesa. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is actively enforcing compliance with the Data Protection Act, issuing substantial fines for unauthorized data sharing. The National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4) is focusing on hardening critical national infrastructure, including the power grid and digital tax systems. Kenya has successfully integrated cybersecurity into its primary education curriculum and is developing a "Sovereign Cloud" to house sensitive government data. The strategy seeks to balance rapid fintech innovation with robust, citizen-centric data privacy and national infrastructure resilience.- National CERT/CSIRT: National KE-CIRT/CC
- Data protection authority: Office of Information Commissioner (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.31 / 100, #63 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 399.7 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 35.0% of population (source: World Bank)
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