Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), in partnership with the State Department for ICT and Digital Economy, today officially launched the SecureKE / Konza Sovereign Security Operations Centre (SOC) – a national cybersecurity milestone to protect Government systems, citizen data and critical digital infrastructure.

The SOC will provide 24/7 continuous security monitoring, intelligent threat detection, incident response, threat hunting and security automation, with sovereign hosting at Konza Technopolis. It brings together security telemetry across endpoints, networks, servers, cloud environments, applications and identity systems, supported by AI-enabled correlation and behavioural analytics, with L1-L3 monitoring, investigation, containment, detection engineering and forensic support.

In Attendance:

– Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui, CBS – Principal Secretary, State Department for ICT and Digital Economy
– Mr. Harry Kimtai – Principal Secretary, State Department for Mining
– Mr. John Paul Okwiri, OGW – Chief Executive Officer, Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) – Host
– Ms. Agnes Limo – Wilcom Networks
– Mr. Simon Ndung’u – Head of Trade, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) – representing Chamber President Dr. Erick Rutto and the private sector

Also in attendance: Heads of ICT from across Government, senior technical leaders, and private sector partners

Why It Matters for Business – KNCCI: “Cybersecurity is no longer an IT issue. It is a business survival issue. ICT contributes 2.3% of GDP directly, but the wider digital economy – mobile money, e-commerce, fintech – is close to 9% of GDP. In 2025 alone, Kenyans moved KSh 21.3 trillion through mobile money. Kenya detected 11.12 billion cyber threat events in 2025/26, up 29%. When Government is secure, business is secure. When business is secure, Kenya grows.”