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BRIGADIER HILLARY KIPKOSGEY, the Director General and CEO of Kenya Space Agency tells SILAS NYAMWEYA how the Taifa-1 satellite was developed, the value of space explorations, and what one needs to be a space engineer.
Briefly tell us about KSA and its major achievements so far.
The Kenya Space Agency is a state corporation under the Ministry of Defence. It was established in March 2017 with the mandate to promote, coordinate and regulate space-related activities in Kenya. Whereas it is under the Ministry of Defence, the Agency is mostly concerned with peaceful uses of outer space and therefore the bulk of its functions and activities are civilian in nature and for national socioeconomic development.
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