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Chebukati admits hackers attacked IEBC servers

Wafula Chebukati
IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has admitted hackers attempted to breach its systems to steal crucial information ahead of the 2017 election.

Chairman Wafula Chebukati told the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs committee that people intending to steal data attempted to access IEBC servers last year.

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