The Slovakian Ministry of Interior and National Administration, in partnership with the Ministry of Information, Communication, and the Digital Economy, has unveiled Kenya Cyber Game 2025, a 10-week cyber competition designed to find and develop the nation’s cybersecurity expertise.
On Tuesday, April 1, Slovakian Ambassador Katarina Zuffa Leligdonova and ICT Principal Secretary John Tanui introduced the game, the first of its kind in the nation.
Tanui claims that the game, which has as its theme “Unlocking Your Cybersecurity Potential,” will primarily involve students from postsecondary institutions and other experts in the field. It is scheduled to run until June 9, 2025.
Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for rewards, and interested parties can register on the player interface. But according to the government, non-Kenyan nationals are welcome to play as non-competing players.
A new cybersecurity challenge will be released each week, covering a variety of topics such as malware analysis, digital forensics, cryptography, open-source intelligence, offensive security, and security governance and procedures, the ministry said. The game is free to play.
Students, the younger category, and participation from the public and private sectors are among the categories in which prizes will be given out. Tech devices, software licenses, cybersecurity training vouchers, and tech store gift cards will all be given away as prizes.
The National Cyber Security squad, which will represent Kenya in regional and global cybersecurity events, will also be selected from among the top-performing players who satisfy the age requirements.
The announcement was made a few weeks after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) reported that cyber threats in the nation had increased by 27.2% during the second quarter of the 2024–2025 fiscal year.
The CAK report states that between October and December 2024, 840 million cyberthreats were identified in the nation’s technological ecosystem.
With 752.4 million threats identified during this time, the CAK noted that system vulnerabilities were the most common.
