With these Kenya is proposed to be the giant of technology in Africa.
Konza city which is located 60 kilometers from Nairobi on the border of Makueni and Machakos countries, will be constructed on a 5,000 acres piece of land and is set to be built in four phases over a span of 20 years with the first phase to be completed by 2017 at a cost of Sh209 billion.
The Kenyan government has already put ion place the needed ICT infrastructures that would make Kenya the ICT hub of the eastern Africa.
Fourteen companies, inclusive of Canada's research in motion (RIM) are willing to work with the developers in order to design and build their plots.
Just a day after the launch of Konza Technology City Project, the Kenyan government has continued to demonstrate increased support for the ICT industry by launching a $1.6 million public-private sector partnership with NaiLab to create a Tech Business Incubation program that supports Kenyan ICT startups.
NaiLab has been contracted by the Kenya ICT Board (KICTB) to pilot the National Business Incubation program.
NaiLab is known as a Kenyan Tech Business Incubator based in Nairobi that was launched two years ago. It’s goal is to lower the entry barriers for ICT entrepreneurs who want to start and scale their businesses in Kenya. Business Incubation provides entrepreneurs with access to critical information, education, contacts, capital and other resources crucial to the growth of the business.
Several startups have graduated from the NaiLab including Tusqee which developed a system that allows schools to send children’s grades to their parents by SMS. This and many more gave them the endorsement by the Kenyan government.
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