Kenya records 2.6 billion cyber threats in first quarter of 2026/27

In the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, Kenya saw a 14 percent increase in cyber threats, with the country detecting over 2.6 billion threats during the period between July and September 2026. According to the Communications Authority of Kenya, insufficient user awareness of phishing and other social engineering attacks, as well as increased exploitation of AI technologies by malicious actors to execute more sophisticated cyberattacks, have increased the country's exposure to cyberattacks. Jimmy Mbogoh with more on that report.