[kictanet] Konza City is now 10 years old

Thu Jan 3 15:22:31 EAT 2019

Interesting conversation. Odhiambo Washington, you mentioning that there is
a white paper about Konza prompted me to search for it online. I came
across this instead. Written 6 years ago but very pertinent today, I think.

https://www.kachwanya.com/2013/01/23/konza-city-meet-the-design-of-a-white-elephant-project-in-the-name-of-silicon-savannah/

Regards,
Mildred Achoch.

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On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 3:06 PM Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Errr, Sam Oduor - I have a feeling that there's a strategy/white paper
> somewhere on this Konza thing that might not be in agreement with your long
> input.
>
> Usually techies are not historians like you seem inclined. Konza was,
> IMHO, supposed to be an ICT hub, not a museum project.
> ICT stuff are supposed to be fully functional within months (not years)
> after the groundwork has been laid down, lest they become obsoleted by
> time.
>
> So far, what's going on in Konza??
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 14:41 Sam Oduor <sam.oduor at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Personally I do not think it was a white elephant; great ideas mature
>> over the long term -> cant take 10-50 years.
>>
>> Rome was not built on a single day - the project needs support from
>> techies like us and investors.
>>
>> Konza being of National interest should be a phased 10 - 20 - 30 - 40 -
>> 50 - 60 .... year planned development approach.
>>
>> Partly I would blame the land/property rush experienced in Kenya btw 2009
>> - 2012 ; guys inflated prices and no one was there to regulate - this might
>> have had negative effects some investors planning to go in considering
>> investors look at ROI which is key to any investment. I cannot see the math
>> of buying land for 50k and selling it at 800k -> this was obviously not
>> sustainable; where does such capital come from ? Virtual loans ?
>>
>> Konza and many other projects are still very viable in Kenya and I have
>> high hopes my only plea is for the Govt to be at the core of things like
>> Land, Property and Infrastructure from unjustifiable exploits -> this way
>> it will encourage investors to settle creating more Jobs which equates to
>> good security, a healthy and sustainable economic growth.
>>
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>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:06 PM Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello listers,
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what activities are going on at the famed Konza City or
>>> it's one of those big white elephants??
>>>
>>> Brian Gitonga Marete
>>> <https://www.facebook.com/marete?__tn__=%2CdlC-R-R&eid=ARDI1jSnyu5oBA5420Rmu-AVTq2tSur2OCUGtnmMsdgUP3xrD20zMn9qPhQz8UZ91C69teeOsHHj5A-1&hc_ref=ARSPvPuQ5gkS1YOj6-3UVPsmbTYbrxEWJdhG8AE5jwEuELkVLzgaUBQrTqwjEnDtTQc> shared
>>> a post <https://www.facebook.com/jaylaan11/posts/10219010532593216>.
>>> 12 hrs <https://www.facebook.com/marete/posts/10156427390174934> ·
>>>
>>> It was obvious that Konza City was a con job from the get go.
>>> Concentrations of industrial excellence do not sprout up suddenly just
>>> because physical buildings and infrastructure are around. That is not the
>>> bottleneck, and anyone can provide that. The real battles of realizing
>>> something like the proposed Konza city are elsewhere.
>>>
>>>
>>> <https://www.facebook.com/jaylaan11/posts/10219010532593216?__tn__=%2CdH-R-R&eid=ARD-GjetXsxKA5gn9sTexDGe7PznmLamh6o5fIO4X1fsoJQoac7z4TdB7LZtN_bg_tSxxFa0kEQS7LIa>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
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