Murkomen inaugurates new board to run Kenya’s National Cybersecurity Agency
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen inaugurated the National Cybersecurity Agency board, chaired by Martin Koyabe, at Harambee House on Monday. He told the board to build Kenyan talent and local cyber defence tools and to have top management in place before January 2027.
Kenya's new National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) now has a governing board. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen inaugurated it on Monday at Harambee House in Nairobi. Dr Martin Koyabe chairs the board, according to The Star and The Eastleigh Voice. The agency was created under the State Corporations (National Cybersecurity Agency) Order, 2026, and operates autonomously, The Eastleigh Voice reported. Its board members represent the Interior Ministry, the National Treasury, the ICT Authority, the Attorney-General, the Kenya Defence Forces, the National Police Service, the National Intelligence Service and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. One of the board's main tasks is to strengthen the National Cybersecurity Operations Centre. The centre detects, analyses and coordinates responses to cyber threats in real time. Murkomen said digital transformation had widened access to services and created new economic opportunities. He warned that heavier reliance on technology also exposes Kenya to more sophisticated cyber threats. He called for a cybersecurity architecture that is "proactive rather than reactive, coordinated rather than fragmented". He said it must also protect both national interests and constitutional rights. The CS asked the board to develop Kenyan talent, invest in research and build homegrown cyber defence tools, The…
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