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GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 1043
GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 1043
THE COMPUTER MISUSE AND CYBERCRIMES ACT
(No. 5 of 2018)
REGISTRATION
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 9 (1) and (2) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, The Director, National
Computer and Cybercrimes Co-ordination Committee (NC4), designates the systems named in the third column of the following table as Critical
Infrastructure, with effect from the 20th January, 2022.
Critical Sectors Critical Services Systems/Information Infrastructure
(a) (b) (c)
Telecommunications
Sector
Voice/Data communication Mobile Communication Infrastructure/systems (Cellular base stations,
communication links, cellular network components…).
Internet Connectivity International Internet Gateways (Satellites, Cable Landing Sites/stations…).
Broadband Networks (GCCN, NOFBI, ISPs Fiber Networks…).
Internet Exchange Points (IXP).
Mobile Internet Networks (communication Network links and components)
Domain and IP Management Systems supporting DNS and IP functions and management of national, dot
ke country code top level domain (.ke ccTLD) and dot ke (.ke) enterprise
level domains .
Data and Information Management Data Centres/in-country cloud Infrastructure (GDCs, Africa Data centres,
NRO1 data centre etc).
Electronic Mail Systems and platforms centrally hosting and or processing
emails as a service.
Systems and platforms centrally hosting and/or processing data/information.
Systems managing telecommunication Services quality assurance (QoS).
Electoral, Judicial,
Education, Health,
Food, Water and
Land Sector
Electoral System Systems supporting and managing Kenya’s electoral system.
Judicial Services Systems supporting the administration of justice or judicial process.
Education Services Systems supporting national functions aimed at promoting and coordinating
quality education, training and research.
Health Services Systems supporting emergency healthcare, hospital care (inpatient and
outpatient), supply of; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, blood and medical
supplies, and Infection/epidemic control.
Food Systems supporting agriculture/food production, food supply, food
distribution and/or food quality/safety.
Water Systems supporting Water storage, water distribution, water quality
assurance, wastewater collection and treatment.
Land Systems supporting: lands registration, administration, valuation and
survey/mapping; physical planning; and management of land resources .
Energy, Transport
and Industry Sector
Road Transport Services Systems supporting vehicle registration, licensing and management
(Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS).
Cargo Management Systems supporting maritime transport, shipping, and port management and
security (Kilindini Waterfront Automated System (KWATOS), Terminal
Operations Systems (TOS), Dutycalc system, Integrated Security
System(ISS)…).
Air Navigation Services Systems supporting aircrafts and other automobiles to safely navigate in
Kenyan airspace (Radar Systems, Communication systems…).
Airports Operation Systems supporting airports operations and management of airports (Identity
Management, Cargo Scanning, traffic control, Airport Operational Database,
Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) …).
Railway Transport Services Systems supporting Rail Transport operations and management (Track and
Signaling, Online Booking and Ticketing).
Power Generation Energy generation Systems (Full reduction of Geothermal Fluid System,
Working Fluid System, Cooling System, hydropower ICT systems).
Power Transmission/ Distribution Systems supporting and managing power transmission/distribution and
billing.
Petroleum Transportation, Storage and Systems that support/enable safe and effective transportation, storage and
31st January, 2022 THE KENYA GAZETTE
Critical Sectors Critical Services Systems/Information Infrastructure
(a) (b) (c)
Distribution distribution and use of large volumes of petroleum products .
Manufacturing, Processing and Assembling
Services
Systems supporting operations of Industries operating in Kenya.
Banking and
Finance
Sector
National and County Governments
Procurement and Finance Management
Systems
Public procurement and Finance management systems (Integrated Financial
Management Information Systems (IFMIS), financial management systems
used by county governments etc).
Revenue Management Systems supporting revenue management (Integrated customs management
system, Itax System, Electronic Cargo Tracking System(ECTS), Electronic
Tax Registers (ETR) system, county governments revenue collection
systems).
Regulation of Financial Institutions Systems supporting achievement of the mandates of the Central Bank of
Kenya.
Banking and Saving Services Systems supporting banking and Saving Services.
Trading Systems supporting Capital Markets trading operations.
Systems supporting Nairobi Stocks Exchange (NSE) operations and
management.
Payment Transactions Systems and Infrastructure connected to, supporting and/or managing
Kenya’s financial system: Payments gateways, funds transfer systems, and
clearing and Settlement systems. For example, key systems supporting
operations of local commercial banks and other financial institutions,
Safaricom M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Orange Money, Essar yuCash, Finserve
Africa Limited (Equitel), Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement
System(KEPSS) and Domestic Interbank Transfer service (DITS) among
others.
Insurance Services Systems supporting insurance services.
Defence, Security
and Public safety
Sector
National Defence, Intelligence and Security Systems supporting national Defence, Intelligence and Security.
National Security Services Systems supporting: Police Operations; civil administration; immigration
services; border management, e-governance services; statutory registrations;
national statistical services, national development planning; and
maintenance of public order.
Public and Environmental Safety Systems supporting public safety and emergency response; surveillance,
incident response, air pollution monitoring, early warning, meteorological
monitoring, ground water (lake/river) monitoring marine pollution
monitoring and control.
Dated the 31st January, 2022.
FRED MATIANG’I,
Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government.
Dated the 31st January, 2022.
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Details
- Act / Legislation
- THE COMPUTER MISUSE AND CYBERCRIMES ACT
- Reference
- No. 5 of 2018
- Section
- section 9 (1)
- Date Signed
- 31st January 2022
- Page
- 4
- Extraction Method
- regex
Source Gazette
Vol. CXXIV No. 21
Published 31st January 2022