[kictanet] Legal or legislative needs for Precision Agriculture.

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

http://kenyafilmcommission.com/images/pdf/kenyan_drone_laws.pdf


The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has noted with concern the
proliferation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in
the Kenyan Airspace that are operated by various entities or individuals.
It should be noted that operation of all aircraft within the Kenya airspace
or at any point in Kenya is subject to regulatory approval and/or
authorizations by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. It is hereby noti­ed
that, with immediate e‑ect all institutions/entities or individuals
intending to procure, test or operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft must: a)
Seek approval from the Ministry of Defense. b) Obtain authorization from
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Request for approval shall be sent to the
following address: The Principal Secretary Ministry of Defense P.O. Box
40666-00100 Nairobi Applications for authorizations shall be sent to the
following address: The Director General Kenya Civil Aviation Authority P.O.
Box 30163-00100 Nairobi It should be noted that authorizations to operate
remotely piloted aircraft will only be considered by the Authority
following approvals by the Ministry of Defense. Joseph K. Chebungei Ag.
DIRECTOR GENERAL

On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 at 13:29, waitherero njoroge via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Interesting question. Drones are being used even in weddings. Next they
> will be used by thieves to survey their target areas. They should be
> regulated and if they are, by whom?
>
> On Thu, 11 Jul 2019, 13:20 Barrack Otieno via kictanet, <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dear Meshack,
>>
>> The issue of drones is a gray area. Some of the Media Houses are
>> already using them. It would be interesting to know whether they seek
>> permission to fly the drones as they cover news and who issues the
>> permission.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> On 7/11/19, meshack emakunat via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello Listers,
>> > I would like to know if there is any legal (legislative) requirement
>> for one
>> > to run the following in several farms in Kenya today.
>> >
>> >    - A fleet of drones operating in several farms in rural Kenya.
>> >    - A crop monitoring system broadcast infrastructure for early
>> warning and
>> > food security guide.
>> >
>> > I am not sure and have done a small research on the same I have not
>> found
>> > any requirement recently yet some years back one required some sort of
>> > license or permit to operate a drone within the airspace either from
>> KAA or
>> > something, or CCK then. Someone, please help in clarifying the above
>> > issues. A list of the requirement will be helpful.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
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