It is Impossible for Gov't to Hack IEBC Servers, ICT CS Mucheru Says
ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has distanced himself and the government from an alleged plot to rig the August 9th general elections.
Mucheru says it is impossible to hack the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers to manipulate the outcome of the election in favor of one presidential candidate.
He pointed out that as an independent body, IEBC has procured its own Information Technology (IT) systems and that the ICT ministry was not involved in any way in this process.
“We do not have any plans or intention to hack the IEBC servers neither do we have the know-how to do it because the servers are procured and secured by the IEBC itself,” Mucheru said.
Mucheru, who spoke when he closed the Cyber Security Strategy 2022–2026 Workshop in Naivasha on Friday, termed the vote-rigging claims by Deputy President William Ruto’s camp as pure political rhetoric, insisting that it is possible to hack the system secured by IEBC itself without prior knowledge or information about its security.
At the same time, Mucheru announced that IEBC had procured 1,500 satellite modems to be used in areas not covered by the 3G network for the ease of transmission of the results in the forthcoming elections.
Comments (3)
You can say that to the late Chris Msando.😇
This is why we end up with bloodshed every election cycle! This moron should keep off election politics, and concentrate on the portfolio he’s tasked with or quit! Perception is everything! Put up or shut the fack up!
He is telling Ruto and you the truth that you don’t want to hear. Is Ruto not the one talking about this issue?
Ruto is setting a stage to kill more Kenyans in 2022 just like he did in 2007 in Kiambaa. Don’t think Kenyans are stupid not to know why Ruto keep on talking about rigged elections.