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Hacking claims put Kenya at the centre of US-China cold war

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BackdoorDiplomacy, a Chinese state-linked hacking team, allegedly targeted the ministries of defence, information, health, land and interior. [iStockphoto]

On February 3, 2012, Kenya's Ministry of Interior and National Administration advertised a tender for a project to supply, install and commission a National Surveillance Communication Command system at the National Police Service.

This set off a chain of events with lasting consequences for the country and key bilateral partners.

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