Google’s Loon internet balloons finally went airborne in the Kenyan space after the government authorized Google and Telkom to deploy the balloons.
Data from Flight Radar showed that the two balloons (HBAL092 and HBAL125) are currently airborne in Migori and Homabay area over 60,000 feet.
Several more balloons were to be deployed on April 28 as announced by ICT Secretary Joe Mucheru on a live TV show hosted by Trevor Ombija.
The balloons were launched in Nakuru and have since travelled though Nairobi, Machakos, Kiambu, Kajiado, Garissa and Tana River counties.
The balloons are expected to connect Kenyans with high speed 4G internet services.
The Google partnership is expected to help Kenyans in remote areas access internet services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.