Kenya to use space technology to boost disaster response to emergencies


By Bai LinUnreguser
  • World
  • Thursday, 22 Oct 2020

NAIROBI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to harness space technology in order to boost disaster response to emergencies through early warning systems, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

Monica Juma, cabinet secretary, Ministry of Defense told journalists in Nairobi that the use of space technology has been traditionally limited to defense and intelligence purposes.

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