@..true. The only thing changing is the 999 Year lease. Also, the concept of all land belonging collectively to the people of Kenya come into play as in Kenyans will now lease the land to a foreigner i.e foreigner cant own freehold.

@ murchr..i have asked Ndemo @bantigito on twitter to help us with the answers since some of these queries raised here can only be answered by someone from Ministry of Info.

Clarification from Ministry of Info will assist us understand the project with more insight.

I think murchr is one sad fellow with communication issues.

No one here is saying that Konza will not work. In fact, everyone on Wazua and in Kenya wants it to work. If it goes with what Ndemo has said, it will be a wonder to behold.

But if we who are in the ICT industry are confused, please don't hate us. We have been bitten too many times by gov't so being sceptical is prudent.

My only concern is simple. Where is the ICT component in this? a4's is about the need to bring in Kenyan professionals. If this is too hard to swallow then welcome to the internet. Where ideas are thrashed until a solution is found.

I'm 100% sure that these questions have been asked before. Maybe the ministry will do us a favour and educate us a bit.

The idea is visionary, but we have a duty as Kenyans to tear it apart until they make the best thing that the world has ever seen.

On a final note murchr, you will be surprised to learn that market women have better communication skills than you will ever have in your lifetime. Even if you occupied the penthouse at Konza.

@murchr..if the Ministry of info can put up info on where and when they have their next meeting, i can consider attending.
Also, if the Ministry of Info can upload more detailed content on the Konza site, i can update myself from there.
Since they have done none of the above, i have asked Ndemo to give us answers on this through twitter.
Like the major players in IT you have talked about, we would also like to get more detailed info on this project.

True..its time we thought big-its also time we engaged/assisted our policy makers with detailed info .

A long time ago, Kenyans took all info from policy makers hook,line and sinker. With the digital age, we have forums to air our views and ask the policy makers for clarifications .

All these is eventually aimed to ensure the policy makers get the best decisions for us tax payers.

I have seen you active on KICTANET, he is more likely to answer you on that forum than on twitter. If you closely monitor the blog you shall surely get to know when the next meeting will be.

Again, as a player in the industry, you have to know what suits you best. If you feel you need more capacity then Konza will make sense. Tanzania ha Raphta city (just like Konza) if they get going first then we loose out big time.