[kictanet] Weird Things ...Konza City?

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

In view of establishing whether people are in possession of knowledge
before they make remarks it might also help to go through the publicly
available and well written documents that are/have been available
online at:

http://www.konzacity.co.ke/?page_id=2355

Especially the "Summary Document"

Mblayo

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:50 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com> wrote:
> At a Konza City briefing some months ago, the Kengen MD said they have an
> energy plan for the city. Forgot the specifics.
>
> My speculation (this is not what the Kengen MD said) coal mining in Eastern
> Kenya is going to contribute to powering Konza City.
>
> Some Water Authority was there too - talking about supply of water and if I
> remember well there was also talk of hydro power.
>
> Whether Foreigners show up at Konza City or not is immaterial to some of us.
> They will value add if they do show up. We need to provide a good working
> environment for Kenyan Technologists. We do not have to build good things
> just to attract Foreigners. We are the ones living in Kenya. We can love
> ourselves too.
>
> Being 60 Km away from Nairobi City - 20 minutes by train -- Konza City will
> intitally feed off the Nairobi Metropolitan Area (over 50% of the Kenyan
> economy at the moment). It also happens to be on Mombasa Rd too and can
> become a Tourist Point too.
>
> In 2007, Eastern Kenya was generally innocent of ethnic cleansing, though
> they will become more hostile with the influx of ''outsiders".
>
> http://www.the-star.co.ke/national/national/58176-cement-company-secretly-acquired-44000-acres-in-kitui-claims-ngilu
>
> Other Technology Parks should be planned / developed to serve Firms wishing
> to locate in parts of Kenya not too hostile to them.
>
> Final note below:
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:36 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> Strathmore University on the other hand went for the LEED certification
>> right from design stage, please send me the section in the Konza master plan
>> where LEED certification is mentioned as a requirement?  We both listened to
>> the presentation about Hydrabad and the issues that arose relating to its
>> development how they where handled, why is it that you refuse to carry out a
>> SWOT analysis on the Konza project?  We need to move beyond dreaming towards
>> the reality that is the Kenya we have.
>>
>
> I approached Paul Kukubo at the Konza City briefing to ask about Local
> Universities. Strathmore University was the only one he mentioned as meeting
> the criteria they have set for Konza City.
>
>
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