[kictanet] Konza Technology City - Devils Advocate

Sat May 21 05:00:45 EAT 2011

Robert,

You are spot on !

Sam Gichuru

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 1:51 AM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> Robert,
> I thank you for your candid evaluation of the Konza Project.  I shall
> compile the views and ask the Master Builder to incorporate them.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
> \
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have looked at the concept for the Konza Technology City and it looks
> > brilliant, but I have a few issues to propose on the design.
> >
> > Now that we have a big picture we need to go into the devilish details to
> > make
> > sure that we can make this a truly world class project from ground
> > breaking to
> > operation.
> >
> > 1.  There is too much road which will result in traffic, one regret that
> > the
> > developers of Silicon Valley have kept airing is that they should have
> > thought
> > more of reducing motorised movement and creating more green areas, foot
> > paths
> > and cycling paths.  The concept for Konza has over 61 kilometers of major
> > roads
> > that is equivalent to the road from Nairobi to Konza.
> >
> > We need to incorporate tramcars, under ground train & bus stations and
> > perimeter
> > parking silos that will allow for the reduction of vehicular traffic on
> > the
> > streets and make the environment more pedestrian friendly.
> >
> > For those who have seen the master plan each segment measures about 62
> > acres
> > which is roughly the area bound by Uhuru Highway, City Hall Way, Kenyatta
> > Avenue
> > and Moi Avenue, not a very big area, so what is the difference in layout
> > between
> > Konza City and Nairobi?  We need to look at the issues affecting Nairobi
> > due to
> > its design flaws and then correct them in Konza.
> >
> > 2.  The density of the City makes it no different from Nairobi CBD merged
> > with
> > Githurai/Zimaman, the green area is at 5.6% which should be sufficient
> > grounds
> > for Prof. Wangari Mathai to get concerned.  In my calculations I included
> > the
> > river basin that a crosses through the City and also the stadium.  Let
> > avoid the
> > creation of another concrete jungle, which bring back to mind a statement
> > by
> > President Moi that the building of a 60 story building at Uhuru Park
> would
> > be of
> > scenic value.
> >
> > 4.  Unlike Nairobi, Konza is a much hotter area therefore we need to look
> > at
> > having as many water masses as possible scattered around the city to
> > humidify
> > the area and also help in maintaining any green areas.  This water could
> > be
> > reclaimed from the buildings and also by incorporating rain water
> > harvesting.
> >
> > 5.  Charity begins at home, I strongly believe the launch plus the
> initial
> > invitations for the master builder should have been floated locally
> before
> > we
> > removed our hand pans to go overseas, "utamusindikisha namna gani yule
> > ambae
> > hajatoa chochote chake".
> >
> > 6. Where is the Virtual City Building, Seven Seas Knowledge Hub, Equity
> > Finance
> > Campus and Mutuku's Supermarket in the proposal or is the entire
> > development
> > targeted to foreign entities.
> >
> > 7.  The area allocated for a University campus is only 62 acres, this is
> > too
> > small as it can only accommodate a single university campus if it is to
> > have
> > recreation facilities and open grounds which is the ideal situation as it
> > would
> > be counter productive to replicate what is happening with the campuses in
> > Nairobi CBD.
> >
> >
> >
> > I reiterate that the effort is commendable but lets use it more as a
> > starting
> > point than an end in itself otherwise we shall just be developing another
> > concrete jungle.  Lets look at best practices and the lessons learnt from
> > others
> > as they carried our such projects.
> >
> > A final word or more a request, how do I book the space allocated for
> > a Cathedral so I can begin to mobilise my Catholic brethren to begin
> > raising
> > funds.
> >  Robert Yawe
> > KAY System Technologies Ltd
> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> > Kenya
> >
> >
> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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