KONZA TECHNOLOGY CITY
( Kes 1.2 Trillion project)
( Kes 1.2 Trillion project)
The Parliament has endorsed the Kenya government proposal to build a technology park at Konza area of Eastern province. The centre to be known as Konza Technology City , will be built on a 64 square mile stretch covering about 5000 acres of land, and is set to begin in June 2012.
The project is set to be a major ICT site in this country, according to Nairobi Metropolitan permanent Secretary , the project master plan will be launched in march this year. Konza tecnology city was proposed as one of the key drivers of the achievement Vision 2030. To show its commitment the government has already allocated Kes. 1billion for the initial stages of the project although the entire initiative is estimated to cost about Kes. 1.2 Trillion.
The ICT city in Konza if well facilitated will host 2018 ICT Annual Conference which is usually hosted in one city for five consecutive years before moving to another city , thus the project requires massive investment in accomodation facilities as well as communication and infrustructure to cater for the 60000 delegates to attend.
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