Kenya’s Strathmore University Wins Africa’s Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Source: The DTIC
Kenya's Strathmore University has been crowned the overall winner of the 17th Africa Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, held over two days at Casa Toscana Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
The competition, hosted by South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in partnership with the South African National…
Starlink Connects 30 Kenyan Schools Across 30 Districts in Initiative Originated by Grow X Education and CEMASTEA
Starlink devices were issued to educators across 30 districts in Kenya. Source: Grow X Education
Thirty schools across Kenya began the 2026 academic year with satellite internet connectivity for the first time, following a programme initiated by Grow X Education, a US-based education technology organisation, in partnership with the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in…
Kenya Concludes the Global Data Festival and Space Expo & Conference 2026
High-level dignitaries at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference, officiated by H.E. Prof. Kithure Kindiki, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. Source: GPSDD
Nairobi became the focal point of global discussions on data and space technology from June 2 to 5, hosting the first-ever Global Data Festival on African soil alongside the…
Amazon Leo Selects Kenya for Its First African Satellite Gateway
Source: Amazon Leo
Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, has selected Kenya as the site for its first African satellite gateway, a strategic move aimed at challenging Starlink's early dominance in the continent's rapidly growing low-Earth orbit internet market.
The move comes after Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited, a newly registered local subsidiary, submitted an application to the…
Kenya’s Murang’a County Government Launches Starlink-Powered Satellite Internet for 170 Health Facilities
Source: Paratus Africa
Murang’a County has launched Kenya’s largest public digital healthcare initiative, connecting 170 health facilities through a Starlink-powered satellite internet network delivered by Paratus Kenya under the Paratus Essential Access offering. The rollout is set to improve access to healthcare for approximately 1.2 million residents, the majority of whom live in rural…
Amazon Leo Submits Licence Application to Launch Satellite Internet Service in Kenya
Source: Amazon Leo
Amazon’s local subsidiary, Kuiper Kenya, has applied to the Communications Authority of Kenya for regulatory approval to launch Amazon Leo, the company’s low Earth orbit satellite internet service, in Kenya. According to an official government gazette notice, Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited filed an application for a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) Tier 2 licence, the same…
Egypt, Kenya, Uganda Launch ClimCam Payload to ISS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), carrying several payloads, among them the ClimCam Earth observation mission. Source: SpaceX
Egypt, Kenya, and Uganda have successfully launched the Climate Camera (ClimCam) payload to the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus NG-42 mission, lifted by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:43 a.m.…
Starlink Kenya Records 14% Quarterly Growth, Reaching 22,282 Subscribers
Starlink Internet Services Kenya recorded a quarterly subscriber growth rate of 14.4% from September to December 2025, reaching 22,282 users, its highest subscriber count since the service launched in the country. According to the latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), Starlink now holds a 0.9% market share, placing it eighth among Kenya’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs).…
Egypt, Kenya and Uganda to Launch AI-Powered Climate Camera to the ISS
Source: Egyptian Space Agency
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, at 3:51 (EAT), the Climate Camera (ClimCam) Payload is scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Cygnus NG-42 Mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The ClimCam Payload was developed through a successful collaboration among the Egyptian Space Agency, the Kenya Space Agency, and the Uganda National Space…
Kenya Launches National Framework to Govern Earth Observation Data
Source: KSA
The Kenya Space Agency (KSA), in collaboration with the British High Commission in Kenya, the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), and VIFFA Consult, has formally launched the Kenya Earth Observation Data Sharing Framework 2026, establishing a unified platform for sharing satellite data across government, academia, and the private sector.
The framework…