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3 September 2026
Midday: Kenya cyber vulnerability, police EVs, Flowt AI funding and BRT plans
Six key stories: Kenya's cyber vulnerability assessment, 1,200 police electric vehicles, Flowt AI pre-seed round and FaidiHR's MIA assistant, plus Nairobi BRT funding advances
Kenya/Nairobi
Government to deploy 1,200 electric vehicles to police stations
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen announces procurement of 1,200 EVs for police stations across Kenya, first such fleet overhaul.
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the procurement of 1,200 electric vehicles to be supplied to police stations across the country
- This marks the first time the Kenya Police service will receive electric vehicles as part of a major fleet overhaul
- Murkomen asked Kenyans to be patient during the procurement process, noting the critical shortage of vehicles for police stations
- The EVs will enhance the police fleet with cleaner, more cost-effective transport for security operations
MP Caleb Amisi alleges KSh1.89B cybersecurity scandal
Saboti MP questions Sh4.7M per-institution .go.ke domain maintenance charge, alleging KSh1.89B scandal with private entity benefiting.
- Saboti MP and People's Renaissance Movement leader Caleb Amisi has raised questions over an alleged KSh1.89 billion government cybersecurity maintenance arrangement involving public institutions
- Amisi questioned how the cost was arrived at, claiming institutions were required to pay about KSh4.7 million each for maintenance of the .go.ke domain
- He alleged the Communications Authority retains only 15% while the remainder goes to a private entity, asking who stands to benefit
- The allegations come weeks after the July cyberattack on President Ruto's official website, which hackers took control of and demanded a Bitcoin ransom
- Amisi said his concern was not about strengthening cybersecurity but about the cost and procurement process
Sakaja reveals funding plans for five Nairobi BRT lines
Governor Sakaja reveals funding plans for five Nairobi BRT lines to improve public transport and ease traffic congestion.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed funding plans for five Nairobi BRT lines as the county advances efforts to improve public transport
- The BRT project aims to tackle Nairobi's chronic traffic gridlock, with Line 5 in its final approval stage at the National government
- Sakaja confirmed the system would commence after securing approvals, following years of discussion
- The BRT lines will provide improved connectivity along major corridors including the Thika Road corridor (Line 2)
- The project is part of Nairobi's long-awaited effort to improve public transport and ease traffic congestion across the city
Tech
Kenya very vulnerable to cyber threats, study finds
Nationwide assessment uncovers 2,000 critical vulnerabilities and 4.8M leaked credentials across Kenya's digital infrastructure.
- A nationwide cyber exposure assessment by Cyber Guard Africa and AfricaHackon uncovered 2,000 critical vulnerabilities and over 4.8 million leaked credentials across Kenya's digital environment
- The study examined email system misconfigurations, firewall and VPN exposure, virtualisation weaknesses, exposed APIs, IoT devices, Wi-Fi networks, cloud systems, databases and publicly exposed server credentials
- Findings presented at the 2026 Cybersecurity Summit at Hackhouse Africa in Nairobi by Dr Bright Gameli Mawudor
- Researchers warn that urgent action is needed to improve Kenya's cyber resilience before vulnerabilities are exploited
Kenyan AI startup Flowt raises pre-seed funding round
Nairobi-based Flowt closes pre-seed round from Delta40 Fund I, Impacc and Argidius to build AI-driven financial intelligence for climate-smart businesses.
- Flowt, a Nairobi-based AI-driven financial intelligence startup founded by Elana Laichena, has closed an undisclosed pre-seed round from Delta40 Fund I, Impacc, and Argidius Foundation
- The platform uses AI to turn messy financial records into lender-ready data, opening working capital to Africa's climate-smart businesses
- First facility goes to GreenBay, a Kenyan appliance refurbisher whose growth was capped by inventory it could not afford to hold
- Funding will support Flowt's expansion across Kenya and development of its financial intelligence layer that makes businesses legible to lenders