Browsing: Konza Techno City

• Investors have taken more than half of the land available for investment in Phase 1 of the Konza Technopolis project 
• The revelation comes when the development of Phase’s horizontal infrastructure will be completed by the end of this year
• The completion of the works, which entail the construction of streetscapes and drainage works, paves the way for the vertical construction works to be undertaken by the private sector

Investors have taken up seventy-two percent of land available for investment in Phase 1 of the Konza Technopolis project in Kenya.

In a statement, the firm said this represents 106 out of 147 land parcels demarcated for uptake by investors in Phase 1, which comprises 1,703 acres of land, including wildlife and nature parks.

The revelation comes when the Phase’s horizontal infrastructure development will be completed by the end of this year.

The completion of the works, which entail the construction of …

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has commissioned two key projects at the Konza Technopolis, a key flagship project of the country’s ambitious Vision 2030.

The President inaugurated an eight-story headquarters of Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), which is located in Machakos County.

Kenyatta also opened the National Data Centre located at the Technopolis.

The ultra-modern office block is expected to provide KoTDA staff and partners a conducive on-site working environment to support the accelerated roll-out of the techno city.

On the other hand, the data center will offer reliable infrastructure and business-friendly services through a superior ICT backbone.

The data center will host East Africa’s biggest data center, with a capacity of 1.6 petabytes, according to the Standard.

It is fully equipped with smart city facilities and services to support the technopolis, as well as developers and small enterprises.

Kenyatta said the progress signals the Government’s commitment to the completion of …