Jumia Kenya Drones

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Drones have many application but mostly is being used for security purpose in all over the world. Here Kenya is opted for analyse its application, guidelines, laws that are imposed by government on many startups like Jumia and others.

 

Jumia Kenya Drones
Jumia Kenya Drones


Jumia Kenya Drones

Jumia Kenya Drone is startup in drone manufacturing but they have to follow rules in Kenya made for drone operations. A GoPro-equipped drone flies over a field outside Nairobi, Kenya. The drone pilot flies no higher than 100 metres. Kenya banned drones in January, effectively banning their use. Anyone who wants to fly one must get permission from the Defense Ministry and KCAA (KCAA).  The ban has caused problems for photographers' small businesses. African SkyCam, a drone journalism project, has been halted.

 

Kenya Drone

Dickens Olewe recently returned from a Knight fellowship at Stanford. He arranged Silicon Valley's first drone journalism conference. He has several ideas on how drone journalism may improve Kenya's news scene, such as allowing journalists access to commercial drones to objectively evaluate flood damage. Olewe has also employed drones to create dynamic 3D models from hundreds of photographs and to live-stream virtual reality material. In December 2014, on the national day of celebration at Nyayo Stadium, a drone was flown minutes before the president arrived, Dickens claims. They made our space awkward.

 East Africans may be too cautious. Al-Shabaab militants killed 147 students at Garissa University in April. Captain Gilbert Kibe, KCAA director general, says drone proliferation threatens terrorism. Olewe is optimistic the ban won't last long due to old-fashioned international competition.

South Africa also did it, which is interesting. They added, We're worried about this gadget, but we love its potential. We're limited the prohibition for a year while we engage the industry and issue rules in a year," Dickens adds.

 He hopes Kenya will follow suit. A KCAA representative stated that complete rules are in the works but didn't indicate when they'd be issued.

 Regulating will be difficult. Moses Gichanga advised the Kenyan government on anti-poaching drone use. He lists obstacles. If a drone damages someone, what happens? "Who's accountable?" Who's blameworthy?

 

 Insurance Companies using Drones

Let's discuss insurance if you get a licence. Who'll cover me? Gichanga believes Kenyan insurance firms have no plan for handling this. Keeping UAVs out of flight paths and balancing consumer drone safety and affordability are other issues. Even wealthy countries like the US struggle to solve them. In the US, the FAA has compelled drone operators to pay a $5 charge. Until Kenya implements comparable laws, these photographers will remain unnoticed.

 

 

Danoffice

Danish IT firm Danoffice is the latest to consider Kenya for drone sales as the aviation authority finalises guidelines (UAVs). Danoffice will not sell drones to commercial companies but will to NGOs. Danoffice's worldwide sales manager stated they wanted to partner with animal conservation organisations and humanitarian NGOs. Mr. Petersen stated, "We're looking at animal monitoring - surveillance in the conservancies so rangers can get information." "We were in Mara before the ban attempting to utilise drones for counter-poaching. Thermal cameras in lighter versions help spot poachers. Danoffice joins firms like Kenyan logistics company Astral Aviation, which stated in April it would debut commercial drones if rules are established. Zipline, a California-based robotics startup, is expanding to Kenya. Danoffice may provide humanitarian drone deliveries like Zipline. Essential medications and blood samples from hard-to-reach places are delivered to labs.

 

Danoffice sells UAVs to customers, whereas Zipline owns the drones and leases the services. "The firm is cooperating with governments to provide on-demand delivery of life-saving pharmaceuticals," Zipline stated when it began in Rwanda last month. Zipline employs autonomous electric aircraft for delivery. Each aircraft weights 10kg, can carry 1.5kg of medication, and can fly 120km round trip on a single battery charge, even in wind and rain. The admission of suppliers and operators into Kenya comes as the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority prepares to promulgate drone guidelines that are now under public debate. The new regulations aim to incorporate UAVs into the present aviation environment to prevent disturbing aircraft operations and to ensure ground safety and insurance. Use, size, and other factors classify drones. Fixed-wing and multi-rotor UAVs may be classed by type.

 

Danoffice provides both to UAV makers. It provides the long-flying fixed-wing Cumulus One and the short-flying quad-copter Phantom 3.  Byron Osiro Danoffice area sales manager said a working group between charitable groups, the UN, the government, and other interested parties has been formed to work on modalities of how they can use drones to make deliveries or general use in humanitarian areas without overlap. Kenya has lagged behind in the use of drones due to a lack of regulations with other countries moving ahead to develop delivery systems for light parcels including in the U.S.

 Building inspections are a potential market for drone operators. Mr. Osiro said drones had several uses, including crowd control, building inspection, and utilizing heat maps to find persons trapped in collapsed buildings. Cinematography, disaster relief, and blood transfer are further applications.

 

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 Maryam Saeed Dogar

 

 

 

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