Zdravo, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: - Kenya restores president’s website after hack - How fertility struggles led to a health startup - Tinubu signs virtual assets executive order Kenya restores president’s website after hack Just hours after hackers took over Kenya President William Ruto’s official website with a Bitcoin ransom demand and anti-government messages, the government says it has regained control of the platform. On Saturday, July 18, 2026, Kenya’s ICT Ministry confirmed that the website had suffered a cybersecurity incident but insisted there was no evidence that sensitive government data had been stolen. Authorities temporarily restricted access to the site while forensic investigations got underway, and by the end of the day, the website had been restored. Still, restoring the website doesn’t end the story. Even if the attackers only managed to deface the homepage, the breach is a reminder that no government is immune to cyberattacks. The hackers replaced official content with messages insulting President Ruto, displayed a Bitcoin wallet, and demanded 5 BTC (about KSh41 million) before threatening to leak unspecified information. Whether or not they actually accessed sensitive systems remains unclear, but targeting the president’s official website sends a symbolic message and raises fresh questions about the security of Kenya’s digital infrastructure. This also isn’t Kenya’s first run-in with hackers. In July 2023, the country’s eCitizen platform, used for dozens of public services, was disrupted by a cyberattack that affected agencies, including the National Transport and Safety Authority and Kenya Power. Then, on November 17, 2025, hackers launched a coordinated attack on several government websites, including the presidency’s portal, temporarily knocking them offline and replacing some pages with extremist messages. The government later blamed a group calling itself PCP@Kenya, restored the affected platforms, and promised stronger cyber defences. Those