The Eastleigh Business District Association (EBDA) have identified a number of key investment areas the members plan to undertake at the Konza Technopolis.
“We have come here today and after our discussion we intend to put up a referral and teaching hospital, invest in commercial businesses such as hotel, petrol stations and also develop warehousing facilities,” Ahmed Abdullahi, Chairman of the Association said today when they visited Konza Technopolis.
The vibrant association was on a familiarization visit to Konza Technopolis as they sought to explore investment opportunities.
With the horizontal infrastructure already completed, Konza is expecting to see a flurry of activities as investors start to break the ground and develop their investment. Konza has onboarded over 150 investors.
“We are done with the horizontal infrastructure and now our investors are trooping in to develop their businesses,” John Paul Okwiri, Konza CEO said.
Konza Technopolis has earmarked key investment bands which include light industry, technology and innovation, residential development, commercial and logistics and warehousing. Each of this band has land set aside for their development
“We are excited to see more potential investors coming in and we will fast-track the processes for this business community to ensure they break the grounds in the shortest time possible,” Abdul Bahari, a Board member said.
The Eastleigh Business Community is credited with revamping the Eastleigh region in Nairobi and they have investment in logistics, warehousing, hotel and restaurant and commercial development.
Konza Technopolis is a key flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030 economic development blue print that aims to transform Kenya into a middle-income country with higher standards of living for Kenyans. It’s tasked with developing a thriving sustainable smart city and a vibrant innovation ecosystem contributing to Kenya’s knowledge economy and contributing to the transformation of the Kenyan economy into a digitally driven economy.