{"id":15006,"date":"2020-09-26T19:43:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T19:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=15006"},"modified":"2020-09-26T19:43:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T19:43:30","slug":"kalonzo-wants-more-resources-allocated-to-konza-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/kalonzo-wants-more-resources-allocated-to-konza-city","title":{"rendered":"Kalonzo wants more resources allocated to Konza City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (<strong>pictured<\/strong>) wants more resources allocated to the ongoing construction of\u00a0Konza Technology City\u00a0to ensure timely completion.<\/p>\n<p>He said the completion of the\u00a0multi-billion technopolis would transform Ukambani\u2019s economy and create thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Kalonzo, who toured the project yesterday alongside 10 MPs from Eastern cited water scarcity as a major hindrance to the city\u2019s realisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the facilities that is critical to Konza is Thwake Dam, which is only 42 per cent complete and yet it is expected to be the primary source of water for Konza. At such a pace, the whole project will be crawling,\u201d said Kalonzo.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Konza Technopolis Authority to initiate the\u00a0second phase\u00a0of construction of a water pipeline from Thwake Dam, which stands about 70 kilometers away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kalonzo equally urged the government to consider acquiring more land for purposes of expansion, saying the current 5,000 acres the project was sitting on would be insufficient in coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Konza Technopolis CEO John Tanui, who made a presentation to the delegation, revealed the initial\u00a0two phases of the project\u00a0were nearing completion. The phases contain a data center and offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKonza Techno City will be one of the best-designed cities in the region and will be home to the largest data center in East and Central Africa,\u201d Said Tanui.<\/p>\n<p>Tanui said the city\u2019s phase one project which sits on 400 acres of land will have a 40-kilometer network of roads, utility tunnels, electricity and sewer lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also constructing a total of 170 kilometer stormwater drainage and water supply lines as well as an automated and pressurized 15-kilometer system of solid waste management,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (pictured) wants more resources allocated to the ongoing construction of\u00a0Konza Technology City\u00a0to ensure timely completion. He said the completion of the\u00a0multi-billion technopolis would transform Ukambani\u2019s economy and create thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities. 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