NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 - Phase One of the Konza Technopolis vertical infrastructure is 80 percent complete, providing the requisite amenities necessary Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |
Multi-Billion Tech Projects Uhuru is Banking On
7 May 2021 - 3:11 pm
President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during a panel discussion at the virtual leaders summit on climate change convened by US President Joe Biden on April 23, 2021.
Twitter
President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched a number of projects during his term as president, keen to meet his Big 4 Agenda of universal health care, affordable housing, manufacturing, and food security.
As he looks to secure his legacy, a number of projects he has pursued have been technology-oriented. While some have already commenced operations, others are at different levels of establishment.
The projects are crucial to keeping Kenya and its workforce remain competitive in the current technology-driven world, the game changers in innovation are; machine and deep learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, the internet of things, robotics, augmented reality, and virtual reality.
THE STANDARD
BUSINESS NEWS
Ongoing construction at Konza City (PHOTO: FILE)
The Konza Technopolis project will take up a substantial chunk of the money allocated to the Information and Communication (ICT) Ministry, according to budget estimates for the upcoming financial year.
This is in keeping with the trend where the government has been pumping in huge amounts of money to the flagship project of the Kenya Vision 2030 economic blueprint over the last few financial years. Touted as “Africa’s Silicon Savannah,” the city is meant to be an IT business hub, sitting on a 5,000-acre site 70 kilometres from Nairobi.
In the upcoming 2021/22 financial year, which kicks in on July 1, the tech city has been allocated Sh17.8 billion for mostly putting in place infrastructure.