Cyber Sabotage Hits Kenya’s Finance Committee Amid 2025 Finance Bill Consultations

Nairobi, Kenya – In a troubling development that has raised alarm across the political and digital spheres, Kenya’s parliamentary Finance Committee has confirmed that a cyberattack severely disrupted public input efforts on the controversial 2025 Finance Bill. On May 31, the committee’s official email channels were flooded with thousands of identical spam messages in what appears to be a coordinated attempt to derail citizen engagement.

The digital onslaught forced a temporary shutdown of the feedback system, undermining a key avenue through which Kenyans were expected to express their views on the hotly debated bill. Lawmakers have denounced the incident as a direct assault on democratic participation.

“This was a grave breach of the public trust and a clear attempt to drown out the voices of ordinary Kenyans,” one committee member stated during a press briefing. “We take this very seriously.”

Despite the disruption, the Finance Committee emphasized that the legislative process will continue unhindered. Technicians and officials worked to filter genuine submissions from the deluge of junk mail and assured the public that legitimate feedback will still be considered.

“Spam and misinformation have no place in democratic discourse,” the committee said in a statement. “We commend the citizens who took the time to contribute through the correct channels and reaffirm our commitment to transparency and public involvement.”

The incident has sparked urgent conversations about the vulnerability of Kenya’s legislative infrastructure to digital interference. Cybersecurity experts are now calling for stronger protocols to safeguard public institutions against future attacks, especially as more governance processes move online.

As debate over the 2025 Finance Bill intensifies, the cyberattack serves as a stark reminder that digital threats are no longer theoretical—they are a present and evolving danger to the pillars of democracy.