Hi SM,

I happened to have sat close to the Presidential dais during the launch of Konza and indeed he (president Kibaki) pointed to the fact that  just as there were many that never believed in free primary education, Konza will one day become a reality and disapprove of the naysayers. Indeed as it is said in Africa, old men see further from their seats than young men on top of trees. Time will tell. Meanwhile @Ali Hussein waiting to be part of the delegation to eat biriani at Konza Technopolis.

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On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 11:34 AM S.M. Muraya via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I completely agree but what did Kibaki think? His generation has/had insight often lacking in ours. This is a Mzee who understands how towns and cities are developed over time.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/commentary/article/2000075826/president-kibaki-why-i-believe-in-konza-technology-city  

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 9:39 AM Muchiri Nyaggah via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I think there’s time to reimagine Konza to fit our own context and aspirations. A completion date of 2050 means it would be served well by tangible deliverables every medium term that connect with the local sector rather than a reliance on China and the West’s big tech firms to deliver big wins. 


Muchiri


On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 09:09, Grace Githaiga via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good points @Ali Hussein. I like your point number 3 'can the project get back on track?'

Considering it was a vision 2030 project, can we say that that there are still 9 or so years to get it back on track?

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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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