The Kenyan government has dismissed a report by Reuters alleging that Chinese hackers compromised key State systems and infrastructure.
Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo labelled the allegations as propaganda without any evidence. In a statement to newsrooms on Thursday evening, labelled the allegations as propaganda while noting that there is no evidence to substantiate the claims.
According to PS Omollo, many key Kenyan systems and infrastructure are deployed by the Chinese government as such it wouldn’t make sense for Beijing to hire third-party hackers to infiltrate their own systems.
“It is reasonable, therefore, to contemplate that if the country of origin desired to infiltrate the same systems it has helped install, it would unlikely engage third-party hackers,” he said.
The U.K-based Reuters, in its report, had claimed that China hacked key Kenyan ministries and State institutions with the aim of gaining information on debt owed to Beijing by Kenya.
“The relevant media should adopt a professional and responsible attitude and underscore the importance to have enough evidence when conducting reports, rather than make groundless assumptions and accusations.” Said Omollo
