[kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS

Thu Jan 24 10:47:52 EAT 2013

Hi,

How many acres of land and square feet of concrete do Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Ebay occupy in total across all their current locations?

We are told of FedEx wanting to setup in Konza, last I checked their will be no airport at Konza, with the devolved government would it not be more logical to have FedEx setup in Isiolo where we are putting up an international airport to rival JKIA?

Let us get it clear, Nairobi is a county with responsibilities to its citizens as any other county therefore it will be full hardy for the governor of Nairobi to exert energy in Konza.

SEZ or not Konza will be competing with Nairobi in getting the direct foreign investment so do not decisive yourself that Konza will have a smooth ride 46 other counties will be targeting the same clients just look at the development of technology cities in India to get an appreciation of the herculean battle that is to be wagged as the counties come into their element.

The Konza model based on 1942 thinking which is around the time that Silicon Valley was being setup, we are in 2013 a time where your smartphone is more powerful than the computer that put the first man on the moon and more than 50% of the worlds 10 wealthiest men do not produce a physical product.  Why do we want to provide you with highspeed connectivity to your home, it is not to tweet and watch porn but to reduce your carbon footprint by having you work from home and not take a carbon emitting train 70 kilometers away.

Like with the AAK I offer my services to the Konza team as the chief "devils advocate" to help them create a development that is commensurate to the current times and not an obsolete dream.

Regards

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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 From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com>
To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 
Cc: "kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2013, 9:47
Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS

But what is this technology we speak of? Is technology only to do with coding in the vacuum of infrastructure?

Heavy infrastructure building is in my opinion the only way to ensure there is enough resources to support high technology. Building a city from the ground up will allow proper planning and sustainability if the vested interests are not allowed to hijack the entire process. 

I say go ahead and if it doesn't work then so be it. Whats the alternative? Keep trying to panel beat Nairobi?

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:38 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi Researcher,
>
>Tell me how do I write a string in C to add from 1 to 100 using the sheng language?
>
>After we have convinced our youth to develop the sheng language which of the 200,000 jobs do we expect them to be hired for when Fedex, IBM, Google and Huawei setup at Konza
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>    1.  Night sweeper, 
>    2.  Gardener, 
>    3.  Solar panel cleaner
>    4.  Database optimisation architect
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>Regards
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>PS.  I retain my position that Konza is a construction project not a technology project as confirmed by Dr. Ndemo's statements on twitter yesterday 
>
>Bitange Ndemo @bantigito  
>#Konza Technology City will consist of (1 of 1): 1) Modern BPO Park 2) Science Park 3) Convention Center. 4) Mega Mall. 5) Data Centres. 
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>23 Jan Bitange Ndemo @bantigito  
>#Konza Technology City will consist of (2 of 1): 1) World-class Hotels 2) Local and International Schools 3) World Class Hospitals. 
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>
>Bitange Ndemo @bantigito  
>#Konza Technology City will consist of (3 of 1) :1) Championship Golf Course, 
2) Financial District, 3) High Speed Mass Transport System. 
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>
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>Bitange Ndemo @bantigito  
>#Konza Technology City will consist of (4 of 1): 1) Residential Housing, 2) 
Superior Modern Integrated Infrastructure, among other features. 
>
>
> 
>Robert Yawe
>KAY System Technologies Ltd
>Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>Kenya
>
>
>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
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> From: ICT Researcher <ict.researcher at yahoo.com>
>To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk 
>Cc: "kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
>Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2013, 8:04
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>Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
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>btw, vuta aerial... saka "chwani" hapa: www.sheng.co.ke, pamoja!  
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>To: "eonchari at lynxbits.com" <eonchari at lynxbits.com> 
>Cc: "kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:46 AM
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
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>Rather than remaining adamantly fixed on a now realistically bygone era of afresh reconstruction of entirely new, singly-owned, ICT empires - from ground-up, perhaps the said NTHs should consider newer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopetition business models approach to growing their tech biasharas at Konza. How many of the multinationals currently interested in setting shop at Konza do *everything* inhouse? Unfortunately, adopting "rebel" NTH tag does not make global realities go away.
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>my chwani ;-)  
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> From: "eonchari at lynxbits.com" <eonchari at lynxbits.com>
>To: ict.researcher at yahoo.com 
>Cc: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:42 PM
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
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>@ Liko,
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>As VP put it rightly at the launch...we need more "crazy" Dr Ndemos to make things happen...therefore, as a Nairobi Tech Hustler, I shall take me to Konza and Hustle there 'till I make it...this is a good project and we should be  proud that it is now on course...of course criticism is healthy and must be tolerated in a democracy - and I am sure the many critics within and without this forum did +vely influence the approach of this project over the years
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>Therefore, Kudos to Dr. Ndemo and your team  for a job well done thus far
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>Edwin
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>----- Original Message ----- 
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>From: jwalu at yahoo.comTo: eonchari at lynxbits.com
>Cc: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke 
>Sent: 1/23/13 10:30 AM 
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
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>@Liko,
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>You/Pesapal is a big player...and you should be there hustling with the big boys at Konza Technopolis. Dream big, and you will be surprised how soon your dreams come true.
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>For me, Konza is an example of what we as a country are capable of. A break from the past, where we compared ourselves to our neighbours (e.g Somalia with apologies) and a leap into comparing ourselves with where we belong (read Malaysia, Singapore et. al.)
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>Lets aim for the Sun, because the worst that can happen is that we land on the moon.  Rather than aim for the main, and by 2030, we shall still be here on earth :-)
> 
>walu.
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>To: jwalu at yahoo.com 
>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] KONZA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY-CONGRATULATIONS
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>
>Mr Nduati
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>Raising concerns and shaping decisions does not make one a doubting Thomas
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>but the, this thing is for HP, Oracle, Microsoft ... not Nairobi Hustle Tech
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>Thanks
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>On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:49 PM, charles nduati <charlesnduati2002 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>Hi Daktari Ndemo and Your team,
>>
>>
>>Congratulations on the ground breaking ceremony tomorrow. I wonder where the doubting Thomases are. Have a great day and let us know where the party will be thereafter
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>>
>>Kudos all
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>>Charles Nduati
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