<div dir="ltr">Hi John<div><br></div><div>Many thanks for your email; so looking forward to February - maybe you can make arrangements pick-up and drop off locations; of-course at a fee to help ferry as many techies and investors who are interested. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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</table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 9:29 PM John Tanui via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We shall continue with this conversation, we appreciate your input, comments and suggestions.<br>
<br>
We can arrange to host you at Konza Technopolis site in February. We look forward to getting a confirmation of a date for KICTANet visit to site for a further engagement.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
John Tanui<br>
<br>
> On 4 Jan 2019, at 20:12, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hi John,<br>
> <br>
> Many thanks for your prompt response and for taking this discussion<br>
> seriously. I think there is need for greater engagement with<br>
> stakeholders to ensure this picture remains ingrained in our hearts<br>
> and minds. You have certainly started of on the right path. From the<br>
> interview with Capital FM , it appears you have managed to raise<br>
> significant funding (KES 39 Billion).<br>
> I have noticed that you have had special days for Policy Makers to<br>
> make site visits. Can you organize something similar for the Policy<br>
> and Tech practitioners on KICTANet and Skunkworks in partnership with<br>
> KICTAnet?. This is a great conversation that should continue. From the<br>
> Interview, you say that the critical thing for the project is to take<br>
> off and not completion which i beg to disagree with even though it<br>
> answers the question Washington is asking on whether Konza is dead or<br>
> alive.<br>
> <br>
> Thank you once again for your respone<br>
> <br>
> Regards<br>
> <br>
>> On 1/4/19, John Tanui via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Sent from my Huawei Mobile<br>
>> Great comments and suggestions are noted here. The interest is appreciated<br>
>> and we look forward to engaging all our stakeholders especially the tech<br>
>> community.<br>
>> <br>
>> As the person leading the team on implementation of this project, let me<br>
>> give a brief status on the project.<br>
>> <br>
>> Konza Technopolis project is on, it's now moving from planning to<br>
>> implementation stage. In 2018 two key progress made is the start of the<br>
>> implementation of the horizontal infrastructure on phase 1, first building<br>
>> approaching completion and bringing onboard a design consultant for the<br>
>> research institute to be based at Konza.<br>
>> <br>
>> Below are two recent interviews capturing the latest on the project<br>
>> <br>
>> <a href="https://hapakenya.com/2018/12/07/ceo-fridays-kotdas-john-tanui-on-konza-city-as-the-future-of-innovation-and-technology-in-kenya/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hapakenya.com/2018/12/07/ceo-fridays-kotdas-john-tanui-on-konza-city-as-the-future-of-innovation-and-technology-in-kenya/</a><br>
>> <br>
>> <a href="https://youtu.be/rgr4tQtSzJw" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/rgr4tQtSzJw</a><br>
>> <br>
>> Just like the growth history of some of the world leading innovation<br>
>> spaces/science parks, Konza Technopolis has a long way to go, it's journey<br>
>> is still at the early stages but now taking shape.<br>
>> <br>
>> Below is some lessons from one of the world's leading science and technology<br>
>> park - the research triangle park<br>
>> <br>
>> <a href="https://www.dartmouth.edu/~jtscott/Papers/00-22.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dartmouth.edu/~jtscott/Papers/00-22.pdf</a><br>
>> <br>
>> There are other different examples of how such innovation and technology<br>
>> spaces have developed which we can learn from as we fast track bring the<br>
>> dream of Konza Technopolis into reality. Some include the great and long<br>
>> history of of the silicon Valley, the shenzhen city of China and the Korea's<br>
>> great transformation journey which happened in one generation.<br>
>> <br>
>> Regards<br>
>> <br>
>> Eng. John Tanui<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> -------- Original Message --------<br>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] - proper representation during vision formulation is<br>
>> what is missing - Konza City is now 10 years old<br>
>> From: Odhiambo Washington via kictanet<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:tanuijohn@gmail.com" target="_blank">tanuijohn@gmail.com</a><br>
>> CC: Odhiambo Washington<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>>> So, in conclusion, Konza is dead??<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I can only see suggestions, but nobody is answering the question.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> On Fri, 4 Jan 2019 at 14:47, Patrick A. M. Maina via kictanet<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Thanks Barrack, well noted. Personally I would wish for Konza to<br>
>>>> succeed... maybe the vision should be broadened initially e.g. pitching<br>
>>>> it as a general SEZ where people can buy low priced duty free goods (like<br>
>>>> a "little dubai") provided they are locally manufactured.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Gov could recover the taxes indirectly e.g. through PAYE for the new jobs<br>
>>>> created. Hence a win/win. Price of rent and core services would have to<br>
>>>> be controlled (kept below market) for an initial period - say 10 years b4<br>
>>>> gradually transitioning to "free markets".<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Incentives that boost regional demand for outputs could be what is<br>
>>>> missing. If business people know they will make money in Konza, they will<br>
>>>> set up.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> The grandiosity would need to be scaled down initially with focus being<br>
>>>> in foot traffic. Why not do the roads then install tents and run a<br>
>>>> section of it as a trading SEZ for existing local manufacturers (anywhere<br>
>>>> in Kenya) - say for an initial 1 year trial and those that want to<br>
>>>> continue past that period would be asked to locate the manufacturing of<br>
>>>> those products on site...<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Real incentives minimise risk perceptions making it a no brainier....<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Brgds.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Friday, January 4, 2019, 12:38:56 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Hi Patrick,<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Many thanks for the great points. I totally agree with you. That said all<br>
>>>> is not lost. I attended the launch of Konza by his Excellency President<br>
>>>> Kibaki. The former President in his off the cuff remarks alluded to the<br>
>>>> fact that the project had faced a lot of opposition from the onset by<br>
>>>> those who felt it was a misplaced priority. He actually compared it to<br>
>>>> those that never believed that the country would have free primary<br>
>>>> education. In his opinion Konza was an idea whose time had come. Its<br>
>>>> unfortunate that the change in government came with new priorities. That<br>
>>>> said, there is still hope for Konza, the dual carriageway to Mombasa and<br>
>>>> the SGR will literally bring the City closer to Nairobi thus solving<br>
>>>> mobility issues. One just needs to drive to Machakos to see where Nairobi<br>
>>>> is expanding to. The Government also needs to prioritize the project and<br>
>>>> fund it just as it has done with the SGR. I agree with you that there is<br>
>>>> need for broader stakeholder engagement. The Ministry of Trade and<br>
>>>> Industry and the relevant government arm that deals with Technical and<br>
>>>> Vocational Education. I would have hoped to see visionaries like Dr.<br>
>>>> Bitange Ndemo, Nyaki Adeya and even the former President Mwai Kibaki play<br>
>>>> an active advisory role on the Konza project.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Regards<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 4:42 PM Patrick A. M. Maina via kictanet<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> The root cause is a lack of proper indigenous MSME representation in the<br>
>>>>> boards and committees that come up with these kinds of visions.<br>
>>>>> Currently where representation exists, it is skewed either in favor of<br>
>>>>> multinationals / bigCorp or to lobbyists beholden to multinationals<br>
>>>>> /bigCorp simply because they have networks for (or can buy) access.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> The (flawed) argument in favor of BigCorp is that they represent the big<br>
>>>>> employers or large taxpayers - and I'll explain why its flawed. Big<br>
>>>>> companies operate at higher levels of efficiency compared to smaller<br>
>>>>> companies (because they can leverage automation for example). This is<br>
>>>>> good in the developed world with single-digit unemployment and where<br>
>>>>> where a middle-class already exists - but *terrible* in developing<br>
>>>>> countries with high levels of poverty and >25% unemployment.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> In developing countries the focus should be on *effectiveness* (not<br>
>>>>> efficiency). For example if you want to create jobs, you know the<br>
>>>>> biggest employer from a macro perspective is the MSMEs because their low<br>
>>>>> levels of operational efficiency forces them to hire more workers for a<br>
>>>>> given economic endeavor.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> The gap is exponential such that an economic activity that big corp<br>
>>>>> achieves with 10 employees may require 50 startups - each with 2-5<br>
>>>>> employees. If you look at it from an activity perspective, the MSME<br>
>>>>> sector suddenly becomes a mega employer creating jobs at exponential<br>
>>>>> rates (greater than 1000% per economic activity!!!). These are the<br>
>>>>> hidden insights that don't get considered at the right platforms when<br>
>>>>> incentives are being developed.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Further, the MSMEs can't afford armies of specialized tax accountants<br>
>>>>> and offshore tax havens. This means that Government can tailor<br>
>>>>> incentives with tax on-boarding (e.g. via a "Taxation Sandbox" for<br>
>>>>> indigenous startups) so that as these MSMEs grow, the Government would<br>
>>>>> be able to collect more taxes from them (and on a broader - more<br>
>>>>> macro-economically stable scale). So MSMEs as a collective also have<br>
>>>>> potential to be come mega taxpayers. The goal should not be to milk<br>
>>>>> taxes today - but to create a robust group of future (3-7 years)<br>
>>>>> taxpayers.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Macroeconomic stability is another benefit inherent in MSMEs. Rather<br>
>>>>> than relying on all-or nothing all-eggs-in-one-basket approach that is<br>
>>>>> inevitable with big-corp FDI, the government can build entire ecosystems<br>
>>>>> across a diverse range of sectors. The benefits of this are innumerable.<br>
>>>>> One example is that MSMEs don't bully/bribe the government bureaucracy<br>
>>>>> for unproductive or harmful concessions.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> As elucidated in Kachwanya's insightful article, the quality of FDI<br>
>>>>> matters. We shouldn't market our people as slave labor. This could have<br>
>>>>> worked in China and India but that era of cheap is now over (AI /<br>
>>>>> Robotics / IoT is quickly making that obsolete). There are technologies<br>
>>>>> that can fully automate basic BPO services (e.g. end user support via NL<br>
>>>>> AI). A proper strategic policy would take modern trends into<br>
>>>>> consideration and identify high-value niches where Kenya can offer a<br>
>>>>> strong global value proposition.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Another thing Government planners appear to have overlooked is the idea<br>
>>>>> of FDI via acquisition of indigenous startups. This strategy has been<br>
>>>>> executed very well in China and India - which have contextualized their<br>
>>>>> IP and industry laws to give an edge to indigenous clones of trending<br>
>>>>> technologies (e.g. Flipkart in India). Governments all over the world<br>
>>>>> subsidize their startups in order to generate new streams of foreign<br>
>>>>> exchange.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> The other mistake that I see is reliance on academia / professors for<br>
>>>>> policy guidance... As much as the academia is trying, the reality is<br>
>>>>> that these are the same book-smart academia that churns out half-baked<br>
>>>>> graduates who are out of touch with industry. The local music industry<br>
>>>>> in Kenya is now worth several hundred million shillings as an industry<br>
>>>>> (with potential for billions) and they don't have any professors running<br>
>>>>> their show. Its the street-smart practitioners on the ground who have<br>
>>>>> transformed the industry...<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> "It is the shoe wearer who know where the shoe hurts."<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> So to avoid well meaning initiatives like Konza mutating into unintended<br>
>>>>> flops, the government should co-opt practitioner stakeholders who<br>
>>>>> understand the real issues in an industry and who have a desire and<br>
>>>>> vision of a thriving ecosystem. People who can see far ahead - like<br>
>>>>> Kachwana... I am totally blown away by how his 2013 article is so *spot<br>
>>>>> on* - it's like he had a crystal ball!<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> In business they say the most valuable customer is the one who<br>
>>>>> complains, because that's how you genuinely know where to improve. I<br>
>>>>> believe the same applies at policy and strategic projects level. We want<br>
>>>>> our country to get it right so that everyone can succeed. It's not<br>
>>>>> negativity - its a desire to improve things at ecosystem level for the<br>
>>>>> benefit of all.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Thankfully our President is on board with the need for MSME incentives<br>
>>>>> and that makes me optimistic that the Country's vision is evolving in a<br>
>>>>> good direction.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Happy new year everyone and may you have a prosperous and successful<br>
>>>>> 2019!<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Rgds,<br>
>>>>> Patrick A. M. Maina.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> On Thursday, January 3, 2019, 3:24:00 PM GMT+3, Mildred Achoch via<br>
>>>>> kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Interesting conversation. Odhiambo Washington, you mentioning that there<br>
>>>>> is a white paper about Konza prompted me to search for it online. I came<br>
>>>>> across this instead. Written 6 years ago but very pertinent today, I<br>
>>>>> think.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <a href="https://www.kachwanya.com/2013/01/23/konza-city-meet-the-design-of-a-white-elephant-project-in-the-name-of-silicon-savannah/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kachwanya.com/2013/01/23/konza-city-meet-the-design-of-a-white-elephant-project-in-the-name-of-silicon-savannah/</a><br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>> Mildred Achoch.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel!<br>
>>>>> <a href="http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com</a><br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 3:06 PM Odhiambo Washington via kictanet<br>
>>>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Errr, Sam Oduor - I have a feeling that there's a strategy/white paper<br>
>>>>>> somewhere on this Konza thing that might not be in agreement with your<br>
>>>>>> long input.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Usually techies are not historians like you seem inclined. Konza was,<br>
>>>>>> IMHO, supposed to be an ICT hub, not a museum project.<br>
>>>>>> ICT stuff are supposed to be fully functional within months (not years)<br>
>>>>>> after the groundwork has been laid down, lest they become obsoleted by<br>
>>>>>> time.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> So far, what's going on in Konza??<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 14:41 Sam Oduor <<a href="mailto:sam.oduor@gmail.com" target="_blank">sam.oduor@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Personally I do not think it was a white elephant; great ideas mature<br>
>>>>>>> over the long term -> cant take 10-50 years.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Rome was not built on a single day - the project needs support from<br>
>>>>>>> techies like us and investors.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Konza being of National interest should be a phased 10 - 20 - 30 - 40<br>
>>>>>>> - 50 - 60 .... year planned development approach.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Partly I would blame the land/property rush experienced in Kenya btw<br>
>>>>>>> 2009 - 2012 ; guys inflated prices and no one was there to regulate -<br>
>>>>>>> this might have had negative effects some investors planning to go in<br>
>>>>>>> considering investors look at ROI which is key to any investment. I<br>
>>>>>>> cannot see the math of buying land for 50k and selling it at 800k -><br>
>>>>>>> this was obviously not sustainable; where does such capital come from<br>
>>>>>>> ? Virtual loans ?<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Konza and many other projects are still very viable in Kenya and I<br>
>>>>>>> have high hopes my only plea is for the Govt to be at the core of<br>
>>>>>>> things like Land, Property and Infrastructure from unjustifiable<br>
>>>>>>> exploits -> this way it will encourage investors to settle creating<br>
>>>>>>> more Jobs which equates to good security, a healthy and sustainable<br>
>>>>>>> economic growth.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
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>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:06 PM Odhiambo Washington via kictanet<br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Hello listers,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Does anyone know what activities are going on at the famed Konza City<br>
>>>>>>>> or it's one of those big white elephants??<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Brian Gitonga Marete shared a post.<br>
>>>>>>>> 12 hrs ·<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> It was obvious that Konza City was a con job from the get go.<br>
>>>>>>>> Concentrations of industrial excellence do not sprout up suddenly<br>
>>>>>>>> just because physical buildings and infrastructure are around. That<br>
>>>>>>>> is not the bottleneck, and anyone can provide that. The real battles<br>
>>>>>>>> of realizing something like the proposed Konza city are elsewhere.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> --<br>
>>>>>>>> Best regards,<br>
>>>>>>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>
>>>>>>>> Nairobi,KE<br>
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>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform<br>
>>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br>
>>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT<br>
>>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and<br>
>>>> development.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors<br>
>>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and<br>
>>>> bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect<br>
>>>> privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br>
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The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br>
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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br>
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