Safaricom Champions United Front Against Cyber Threats for Kenya’s Digital Future
Safaricom is intensifying its call for a collaborative industry approach to fortify Kenya’s digital landscape against escalating cyber threats. The leading East African tech giant underscores the critical need for organizations to unite in safeguarding sensitive data, preserving customer trust, and robustly supporting Kenya’s ambitious digital growth agenda. This initiative further solidifies Safaricom’s pivotal role in driving secure technological advancement across the region.
Collaborative Action: The Key to Kenya’s Cyber Resilience
During the Safaricom Cybersecurity Summit 2025, held recently in Nairobi, Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa highlighted the undeniable reality that cybercrime transcends the capabilities of any single institution. Ndegwa emphasized, “As more Kenyans embrace digital tools, the responsibility to keep them safe becomes greater. This summit provides a platform for government, private sector, and civil society to collaborate and ensure that Kenya’s digital growth is anchored on trust and resilience.” The summit, themed “Powering Progress. Securing Growth,” served as a crucial forum, drawing together prominent business leaders, government officials, regulators, and technology experts. Participants engaged in vital discussions focused on enhancing Kenya’s defensive posture against an ever-increasing wave of cyber threats. The urgency of this collaboration is starkly underlined by recent data, which revealed that in the first quarter of 2025 alone, Kenya detected over 2.5 billion cyber incidents, signaling the widespread and persistent nature of these digital dangers.
Safaricom’s proactive stance and its push for multi-stakeholder collaboration are indispensable for creating a secure and trustworthy digital environment. By fostering shared knowledge and coordinated strategies among diverse sectors, Kenya can build a more resilient infrastructure, ensuring that its digital progress is not only rapid but also secure and sustainable for all its citizens.
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