Amisi Alleges Sh1.89bn Cybersecurity Scandal, Claims State House Hack Was a Hoax

 By Michael Nyamai -

NAIROBI, KENYA, SEPTEMBER 1 2026-

People Renaissance Movement party leader Caleb Amisi has accused the government of orchestrating a Sh1.89 billion cybersecurity maintenance scheme, alleging that the July hacking incident involving the State House website was deliberately used to pave the way for the controversial expenditure.


People Renaissance movement party leader Caleb Amisi with other party officials addresses the media in Nairobi. Photo courtesy.

Addressing the media in Nairobi, Amisi claimed that government institutions had been directed to each pay Sh4.7 million for what he described as maintenance of government domain and email security.

Amisi termed the alleged expenditure a massive scheme to siphon public resources, demanding answers over how the figure was arrived at.

“Today, I inform members of the public of a major scandal within government, overseen by the highest office in the land. It regards a scandal worth over Sh1.89 billion on cyber security maintenance,” Amisi said.

The People Renaissance Movement leader further alleged that the State House website hacking incident reported in July was not a genuine cyberattack but a calculated event intended to justify the subsequent expenditure.

“I have reliable information to believe that the story about the State House website being hacked into in July was a hoax meant to pave way for this scandal,” he claimed.

According to Amisi, the government has since directed public institutions to contribute Sh4.7 million each towards the maintenance of government digital infrastructure, with the combined figure allegedly exceeding Sh1.89 billion.

He questioned the justification for the expenditure, arguing that the amount was grossly disproportionate to the ordinary cost of maintaining a website domain.

“The government has since issued a directive to government institutions to each pay Ksh.4.7 million, totalling to over Sh1.89 billion, ostensibly for maintenance of the government's domain and email security,” Amisi said.

“This is blatant theft of public money.”

Amisi contrasted the alleged government charge with what he described as prevailing market rates for domain maintenance, claiming that the ordinary cost is significantly lower.

“For market comparison, the ordinary rate of maintaining a domain is not more than Ksh.5,000,” he said.

The remarks are likely to intensify scrutiny over government cybersecurity spending and the systems used to protect official digital infrastructure, particularly amid growing concerns over cyber threats targeting public institutions.

Amisi called for greater accountability and transparency in the management of public funds, insisting that Kenyans deserve explanations over what he described as “budgeted corruption.”

“We condemn this budgeted corruption in totality,” he declared.

He concluded with a rallying call for fundamental change in the country's governance and accountability systems

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