[kictanet] Legal or legislative needs for Precision Agriculture.

[Al Kags]

This is a very old document. Also the Director General of KCAA over the
past 8 years or so is Gilbert Kibe. Their position on RPAS has changed and
lately been the subject of much public debate.

Best wishes,

Al

On Thu, 11 Jul 2019, 14:06 Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet, <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> 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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