A Rwandan police drone fitted with a megaphone speaker flies in a residential neighbourhood to enforce a lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Kigali, Rwanda. — Reuters
KIGALI: Tech-savvy Rwanda is using drones to keep residents of the capital Kigali informed of coronavirus lockdown measures — and help catch those who abuse them.
While police stop cars and pedestrians on streets to ask why they are out, two drones buzz above them, one loudly broadcasting instructions and the other monitoring movements.
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