The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has mandated that all regulated saccos enhance their cybersecurity measures and implement mandatory data backups ahead of upcoming public holidays.

• SASRA is directing saccos to conduct offline backups and strengthen monitoring of ICT systems.
• The advisory specifically targets the periods around Good Friday to Easter Monday (April 3 to April 6) and Labour Day (May 1 to May 3), when cyberattacks are more frequent.
• Saccos utilizing ATMs, mobile money, internet banking, and third-party vendors are identified as particularly vulnerable.

Struggling pension scheme Telposta Pension Scheme is planning a significant KSh 10 billion asset sell-off to address its financial difficulties.

• The scheme aims to raise KSh 10 billion through the sale of its assets.
• The Telposta Pension Scheme is the organization facing financial challenges.
• This move is intended to rescue the pension scheme from its current struggles.

Kenya's National Police Service and Kenya Prisons Service officers and their families now have guaranteed emergency medical evacuation with the launch of the new Usalama Cover.

• Over 100,000 officers and their dependents are being onboarded under the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund (POMSF).
• The scheme, rolled out by the Social Health Authority (SHA), was unveiled by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.
• The Usalama Cover includes air and road evacuation, outpatient services, and diagnostic tests, with strict prohibitions against co-payments and out-of-pocket demands from contracted hospitals.