Positioning Konza Technopolis as Africa’s Leading Smart City

Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary H.E. Hon. William Kabogo Gitau alongside Cabinet colleagues Hon. Rebecca Miano (Tourism & Wildlife) and Hon. Lee Kinyanjui (Investments, Trade & Industry) today toured Konza Technopolis – Kenya’s Silicon Savannah – to strengthen partnerships that will drive its growth as a hub for ICT, tourism, investment, and industrialization.

As a Vision 2030 flagship project, Konza is developing into a world-class Smart City, leveraging green energy, affordable housing, conferencing facilities, and state-of-the-art infrastructure to attract investors and digital tourists alike.

Through a whole-of-government approach and strong Public-Private Partnerships, the government is working to ensure Konza becomes Africa’s largest Smart City and a global hub for innovation.

Konza Technopolis takes pride in tech-savvy workforce, Special Economic Zones benefits, One stop shop solutions to ease cost of business for investors and a network of research institutions, universities, delivering a thriving innovation culture.

Present at the event were; Government Spokesman Dr. Isaac Mwaura, Hon. Allan Chesang (Chair, Senate ICT Committee), Principal Secretaries (ICT & Digital Economy) Eng. John Tanui, (State Department for Industrialization) Dr. Juma Mukhwana, (State Department for Investment Promotion) Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, ODPC Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, KICC CEO CPA James Mwaura, Ag. CEO Tourism Fund David Mwangi amongst other senior officials.