Rome was not built in a day

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 19:56 Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Muraya, has hit the nail on the head.

There are several things we will always skirt around ... 
1. Financial propriety. If we put all the funds that have already gone into Konza in a basket, can we distribute them in a transparent manner to show value? That is why IEA put the value of each job created at Konza at $32,000. Hot topic and very emotive. 
2. Talent sourcing for the secretariat. Is it at par with the vision city?


Finally, what has March 2020 to now (COCID-19) taught us about the gig economy? That brick and motor ...

A good part of Konza's vision can be realized without the edifice complex.
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On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 14:59, S.M. Muraya via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
(1) What is lacking is rule of law. Access to information will increase public participation and reduce insider theft/trading crippling all our towns and cities.


https://www.kenyaengineer.co.ke/the-nairobi-expressway/

(3) In partnership with Anglo Leasing beneficiaries, the Chinese are building a two billion dollar "Friendship City" in Athi River. In the future, it might fuel the growth of Konza City. Unlike Athi River, if our public officials do not sell out, Konza City will not be controlled by Chinese firms.


On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 2:35 PM waudo siganga via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
When Ndemo was spearheading this project he held regular and frequent meetings with stakeholders to apprise them of the developments and get their feedback. My sense is that this is currently missing and should be re-started.

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021, at 7:33 AM, Ali Hussein via KICTANet wrote:
GG

Thanks for sharing. 

Listers, even the best-laid plans can miss their targets. I'd rather we discuss:-

1. What went wrong.
2. What are the lessons to be learned.
3. Can the project get back on track?  
4. Has it gone wrong? How long does it take to build a new city?

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On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 7:32 PM Grace Githaiga via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Listers
This may be of interest to some here.
Rgds
Grace

Kenya was one of the earliest countries to outsource its dreaming to McKinsey. The entire Vision 2030 strategy was developed by the Kenyan government in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, with Konza being one of many techno-utopian urban renewal projects the firm was involved in. At first, most were undertaken in Asia, then, in the 2000s, the focus shifted to African countries, which were seen as growth markets for big tech and financial corporations.

...the McKinseyfication of government and federal services often means that the mere production of paperwork counts as progress. ...The question then becomes, Who is responsible for the failure of Konza?”

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