A screenshot of the State House website on July 22 /HANDOUTThe official State House website has been fully restored, days after a cyberattack forced the government to temporarily take the platform offline for forensic investigations and system recovery.
A check on the presidential website Wednesday showed that normal services had resumed, with official content, including presidential speeches, statements, news updates and information on the Executive Office of the President, accessible to the public once again.
The restoration comes after the government confirmed that the website, president.go.ke, had been compromised in a cyber incident that saw its homepage defaced with unauthorised messages and a ransom demand in Bitcoin.
At the height of the incident, the Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy said the ICT Authority activated established cybersecurity incident response protocols immediately after detecting the breach.
As part of the response, access to the website was temporarily restricted to allow technical teams to contain the incident, conduct forensic analysis and restore normal operations.
ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo said there was no evidence that sensitive government data had been accessed during the attack, assuring the public that the incident was confined to the public-facing website.
“There is no evidence of unauthorised access to sensitive data, data exfiltration, or loss of information," Kabogo said.
He added that government systems and digital services remained secure and operational despite the incident
During the attack, visitors attempting to access the presidential website were instead met with a defaced homepage.
The government did not indicate whether it had identified those behind the attack but said investigations were continuing.
The incident renewed concerns over the cybersecurity of critical government digital infrastructure, especially as more public services migrate online under the government's Digital Superhighway programme.
The presidential website serves as the primary platform for publishing official presidential speeches, executive orders, appointments, press statements and other government communications.
The latest cyberattack is the second major incident in less than a year.
In November 2025, several government websites, including those of key ministries, were also targeted in coordinated cyberattacks that disrupted online services.
The government has maintained that cybersecurity agencies continue to strengthen monitoring systems and response mechanisms to protect public digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.
