The visit involved KEPSA’s members from different economic sectors such as energy, ICT, manufacturing, logistics, and business process outsourcing (BPOs).

They engaged Konza’s management and staff on the investment opportunities in its core clusters of engineering, life sciences, and information and communication technology (ICT).

KEPSA ICT sector board chair Ben Roberts commended Konza Technopolis for incorporating smart city solutions into urban living.

“During my childhood, Milton Keynes was a small farming community, which was part of the planned city by the British government, which started small, and it is now full of urban life,” Roberts said.

“That type of growth is something that Konza will be able to accomplish too with the current development progress, with an even better technology incorporation,” he added.

Konza Technopolis and KEPSA have an ongoing partnership, particularly in investment development, in which KoTDA has allocated 70 percent of the land in the Technopolis for private sector investment.

The Authority has also partnered with other private organisations in the Technopolis’ planning, skills and job advancements under the Jitume programme, and climate action initiatives aimed at ensuring the city is developing as a smart and sustainable city.

On his part, Konza Technopolis board chair Raphael Munavu underscored the importance of the meeting as a gateway to investments in Konza.

“The meeting highlights the potential for investment in Konza, with the aim to upscale Kenya as a global leader in innovation,” he said.

Konza Technopolis, which is a flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030, is aimed at transforming Kenya into a newly industrialising, middle-income country that offers a high quality of life for all its citizens by the end of this decade.