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The President’s Digest May 2020 Surmounting CV-19 Challenge

“In that regard, and to foster communication and enable rent health challenge is contained.
Kenyans to retain and enhance remote access to the Offices
and Enterprises, My Administration has granted approvals The President said Telkom Kenya and Google have been
that will ensure universal 4G Data Coverage throughout testing the 4G data network and will roll out the commer-
Kenya,” said the President when he briefed the press at cial service as soon as the balloons are available in the Ken-
State House Nairobi. yan airspace.

He announced that the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority “Once inaugurated, this service will extend Telkom Kenya’s
(KCAA) has signed an agreement with Google Loon that al- 4G network to areas that currently are not covered by any
lows Loon Balloons to fly over Kenyan airspace. of our mobile network providers,” the President said.

These balloons, which will hover well above our commercial The service will also boost online learning as it will allow
airspace, carry 4G base stations and have the capacity to teachers and students to access education materials re-
provide wider signal coverage. motely.

The President said the new development will enable Kenya While citing the recently set up telemedicine centre for
to retain her competitive advantages in ICT and innovation Coronavirus detection at Kenyatta National Hospital, the
in the midst of the current crisis; while at the same time President said Kenyans should be proud of their country’s
laying the foundation for greater expansion once the cur- pole position in technology and innovations.

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