@jamplu..konza city proponents, akina Ndemo were using public funds to venture into speculative, unviable real estate, hence wrong.

For Machakos city, its very viable and its self funding i.e directly funded by the private sector hence will be a success.

Really? How?

3 planned cities: Tatu, Konza and now Machakos. Waitin to see how it goes for the first one to officially open.

I am worried too @urstill. Starting cities from the other end. Will I move to the new city just because it is bettter looking? Will I leave Nairobi's many services for new city's uncertainty? In Machakos, the land is free for what purpose? Can I go and ask for land in the city to construct a block of flats? Whatever the plan I hope my fears are unfounded and it works!

Many people adopt a pessimistic view of such ambitious visions. But, as someone put it, if you can see it, you can achieve it. Dr. Mutua has it on paper, and he has a point to prove to the too much negative energy and opposition around that what he has put forth is achievable. With the free land in the proposed city as an incentive, no wonder he has signed private investment agreements worth more than 2T. I do not see why such public-private partnership model is not achievable here whereas it has worked in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and next door in Rwanda.

@ mawinder ,The National Land Commission (NLC) is already on ground processing titles for investors in the 2,200 acre Machakos investment zone launched last week by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
http://www.capitalfm.co....-camp-at-machakos-city/

konza was an attempt by some people to pretend to do ICT while actually doing real estate business. It was smelling from the start and will rot forever.

Tatu and Machakos have all the goodwill and look up and up. After how the how it looks part, implementation matters and that is something no one can tell.

Konza was just rotting from the very beginning.

problem with kenya has always been implementation, the plans are superb but will Machakos happen in phases,what timeline is given, is the national government giving TAX intensives, Am following this city closely for those contracts

Thanks for the idea.Will look for partners in South Korea to set up a factory in Machakos and once we get the title we sell the land to the highest bidder.

@murchir, in konza, ndemo used tax payer money to buy land then resell the same land which is bad for the economy.
in machakos, Alfred mutua has not used any tax payer money to buy land hence not affecting economy in terms of land price, etc.
In a capitalist govt environment, govt should not tax its citizens, then use the same tax to buy land from its citizens, then resell the same land. An economist would be in a better position to explain to you the economic effects of govt doing this.
@jamplu. Since mutua is not using tax payer money direct from treasury to develop machakos city, he can hire architects from whichever country he deems fit. In the Konza situation, Ndemo was using our tax payer money direct from treasury to pay expensive american and British architects which is wrong for the economy.

Machakos city looks like a genuine corruption free initiative compared to Konza which to date, will still remain a white elephant.
Any money to be made in konza was for a few people and the money was made. Whoever lost their money will have learnt a good lesson on how to check viability of real estate investment .