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Every year, conversations about digital advancement tend to focus on innovation. We celebrate faster networks, smarter platforms, seamless payments and the opportunities that digital transformation continues to create for individuals, businesses and governments.
Yet there is another conversation that deserves equal attention: Online safety.
As digital adoption has accelerated, so have the risks accompanying it. The same technologies that make it easier to transact, communicate and access services have also created new opportunities for criminals to exploit trust and vulnerability.
Digital adoption has transformed how we live and work. Small businesses can reach customers nationwide from smartphones, entrepreneurs can launch online ventures and families can send and receive money instantly.
These advances have unlocked enormous economic potential, particularly in markets such as Kenya where digital financial services have become an integral part of everyday life.
But the success of the digital economy depends on one essential ingredient: trust. People must feel confident that they can communicate, transact and share information safely online.
The scale of today's online risks highlights why that trust cannot be taken for granted.
According to the Communications Authority of Kenya Cyber Security Report, Kenya recorded 3.7 billion cyber threat events between January and March 2026.