MP Ndindi Nyoro's Facebook page hacked

Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has lost his Facebook page to hackers.

The page, which has over 500,000 followers, seems to have escaped its owner's hands just after he shared a New Year's message to his followers - at least 24 hours ago.

While acknowledging the hacking, the legislator took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle to share the news while also adding that his team was working on resolving the matter.

"My Facebook page was hacked yesterday. We are trying to resolve the problem...We are African and Africa is our Business..." he tweeted.

The National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair last posted on the page Monday morning conveying a New Year message to Kenyans.

"Wishing you all a prosperous New Year, 2024. Nawatakia baraka tele mwaka mpya. We are African and Africa is our Business,” read the post.

Following the incident, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has claimed that the hackers are now soliciting money from him while pretending to be the Kiharu lawmaker.

“Hon Ndindi Nyoro’s Facebook account has been hacked and hackers are inboxing me to send them money,” he wrote on X.

On his part, digital strategist Dennis Itumbi has urged Kenyans to ignore the updates and inbox messages being shared by the hackers.

“Please take note that hackers have taken control of the FB profile of Ndindi Nyoro and the official page. We are working to recover and restore the pages,” he said.

The page, which boasts 563K followers, has now been sharing pornographic material on the 'Facebook Stories' tab. An explicit video shared on the page's 'Stories' section has been up for the last two hours.