Kenya Launches Blueprint, Funds Local Development in Ambitious Space Advancement Plan

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Design in Design Innovation | 0 Comments

The Kenya space agency has actually launched a strategic plan to assist the nation’s space programmes between 2020 and 2025. The agency is among about 5 area institutions in Africa. It is entrusted with coordinating, managing and promoting Kenya’s advancement of the space sector.

President Uhuru Kenyatta recently released the 2017 gazette notice following by a launch of the blueprint. Speaking at the event, Defence Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma said the strategy will position Kenya with the big leagues as it sets a technological dawn in the country.

She said the strategies would drive Kenya’s space science with more intensive programmes, advancements and launch of Kenyan satellites into area.

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The firm is depending on innovations from regional universities to realize these ambitions. In 2018, students from the University of Nairobi, in partnership with the University of Rome developed the firstKenya University Nano Satelite- Precursor Flight (1KU NS-PF) from Japan.

During the launch, the agency likewise granted financing to the University of Eldoret, Taita Taveta University and Dedan Kimathi university of Innovation in a quote to boost space innovations.

Moi University, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University, Technical University of Kenya and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology also got funding to develop nano-satelites.

Kenya’s strong collaboration with Italy in the area sector will help propel the plan to grow the market valued at trillions of shillings.

Parliament last week passed a contract with Italy that will see brand-new area programs and explorations introduced at the Italian-run Luigi Broglio Area centre in Malindi.

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