Plans to Build a Chinese-Controlled Economic Zone in Kenya
A 100-strong coalition of Chinese investors plan to build a Chinese-controlled economic zone in Kenya, made up of skyscrapers and luxury residences; with a goal to match the glamour of Dubai .
The proposed zone outside of Nairobi would include at least 20 skyscrapers, boasting a shopping destination that stocks Chinese and other global products, according to Construction Weekly. As investment increases in East Africa, they want to build a self-controlled pseudo-urban enclave of operation.
Additionally, according to The Daily Nation, there are already two other tabula rasa city development plans in place for the same area: Konza Techno City, a $14.5 billion development aimed at becoming the place where the African silicon savannah begins ; the other being Machakos City, promising dozens of skyscrapers and acres of suburban homes. All of them are related to Kenya s Vision 2030 development plan, but it is not clear