A power outage at a key data centre in Nakuru on Monday, June 15, 2026, disrupted services at Huduma Centres across Kenya, temporarily denying citizens access to dozens of essential government services.
In a public notice issued on Monday, Huduma Kenya announced the service interruption, attributing it to the power failure at the Nakuru data centre. The outage affected digital platforms that support Huduma Centre operations nationwide.
Services impacted included applications for national identity cards, passports, business registration, and other government services typically available at Huduma Centres. The disruption lasted several hours before partial restoration began.
Huduma Kenya officials stated that technical teams were working to restore full functionality. The exact cause of the power outage was under investigation, and no timeline for complete restoration was provided at the time of the announcement.
This incident highlights the vulnerability of Kenya's digital government infrastructure to localized power disruptions. Huduma Centres serve as one-stop shops for government services, processing millions of transactions annually.
