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Kenya Approves Roll Out of Google Loon 4G to Mitigate Coronavirus Disruptions

Date Enacted: March 2020
Country: Kenya

President Kenyatta “announced the approval of Google Loon Services in Kenya to enable universal 4G data coverage in the country,” a measure intended to “respond to the disruptions caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic that has seen many people work from home to avoid contracting the respiratory illness.”