Don't expect to get the appropriate funding for the IT sector from our leaders who can't get their brains around what IT is all about.
Who are funding the incubation projects around nairobi and do we need them? its foreigners- the likes of Google, Samsung, Nokia,Hivos ,Omidyar... with the exception of a few local companies who are providing funds I never heard during the budget correct me if am wrong any funds set aside for developing capacity in the IT industry. This funding from multinationals to me is a positive indication that they can see what the government and some people can't see and that is there is talent which can be nurtured to match the rest which is considered the best of the world.
Do we need the incubation centers? From experience we can't do without them if we are to move ahead in the technology industry and achieve konza. I am a member of one and I know they are helping in furthering skills for local developers and designers and also connecting them to people who can use their services unlike years ago when developers easily gave up on pursuing IT for other jobs so that they can put food on the table. These Incubators have given rise to quite a number of small startup such as Bei Yangu, Bityarn, Blue digital, four99 i know over 40 startups from one incubator that am member of.
For some to say we are moving ahead in IT industry will want to see the equivalent of products like ipad, google but the product that we need most are the ones that can be used locally first to solve our problems and its these products that can be transformed to target wider global market.
Can the ICT side of Konza be achieved? Why not if Kenyans first support these startups and the existing IT companies through purchase of their products instead of believing it has to be from elsewhere to be good enough. I'll give just one example out of the many
http://www.icontrace.com/ aren't there products by that company that can be of use in Kenya and Beyond?

Has land law in Kenya changed?

My recollection of land law in Kenya is that there are 3 main types of land rights:

Freehold: aka absolute proprietorship

Leasehold: where land is owned by the govt but the buyer leases it for a period of time e.g. 99years, 999years. This is mainly in commercial centres i.e towns and cities. But parts of Nairobi e.g Karen are freehold!

Trust Land: This is community land. Such land is usually held in trust by local authorities on behalf of the community. Remember the Turkana land issue? Land there is just trust land, no title, it belongs to the community!

The Konza area must have been freehold but then after the goverment purchases it, it may convert the land into leasehold.

@chemos, just pay your ground rents fully.

It is almost given that GoK will renew the lease. The purpose of having some leasehold land is to make it easier for govts to enforce urban planning regulations.

@chemos..when the lease expires, Minister for Lands through Minister for Local Govt will evaluate your land .

If your land use is not compatible with Local Govt conditions e.g its in CBD and you have not developed high rise,in a town and you have not developed it to high density as the local authority bye laws require, ,not paid rates, e.t.c he can re-issue to someone else.

As we speak, another 14,000 acre next to Konza opposite Daystar belonging to a mzungu had its lease expire last year.

Some Mzungus who are not citizens had a 999 year lease/freehold title . The new constitution bars non-kenyans from holding freehold land.

Minister for lands will have a herculean task to resolve this one.

we are back to the land issue....where are these Konza guys to steer us towards ICT?