INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT KONZA TECHNOPOLIS

Commercial parcels

These parcels will provide the space for setting up retails, primary and secondary neighborhood centers as well as civic parks.

Technology parcels

KoDTA aims to attract Research, Education and Commercial partners in ITES, Life Sciences and Engineering. An innovation atmosphere will be developed within Konza Technopolis. Innovation and entrepreneurism leads to an increase in patenting and an increase in the quality and quantity of relevant skilled workers available to work in these critical industries. Konza will attract investors and build programs aimed at commercializing the products of research. Konza Technopolis will provide a strong innovation ecosystem to educate new and existing tech entrepreneurs.

These parcels have pre-determined uses such as Data Centers, as well as an opportunity for Technology companies to set up their offices / branches. 34 parcels are available for these technology-based enterprises.

The Government of Kenya received funding from the Export-Import Bank of Korea from the resources of the Economic Development Cooperation Fund toward the Establishment of Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Project. Modeled after the Korean Advanced Institute of Science & Technology; Technology, KAIST will be an institution of National strategic importance and will be expected to provide intellectual guidance to all educational partners in Konza. It will also raise the standards of graduate education in Kenya. Science and Technology (S&T)

These families will need 12,960 residential units that can be affordably rented/purchased.

Of these, the majority will be targeted towards professional middle-income families with a substantial share developed for both high and low-income families. Families living in Konza Technopolis will demand several ancillary services such as schools, retail accommodations and entertainment venues. Investment opportunities in the residential real estate sector include townhouses and apartments within predominantly residential neighborhoods, and apartments above retail within a predominantly mixed-use district.

APPROX. GROSS BUILT AREA: 1,028,000 m²

The universities in Konza Technopolis are envisioned as a special place where innovative groups develop and apply new technology; as a place where higher education and industry come together, and a site of life-long learning. The goals and vision of Konza Technopolis will be realized by establishing multiple university campuses within the University Band.

Investment opportunities in the University Band include the construction of laboratory facilities, classrooms, administration buildings, faculty and student housing facilities.

The ultimate build-out of the Phase 1 University Band will provide a minimum floor area of 420,000 m² (including the Mixed-Use Main Street Zone and the university-related uses within the Stadium parcel). The Phase 1 band will accommodate a minimum of 6500 students, 520 staff and 260 faculty. It is anticipated that approximately 75% of the students, faculty and staff will live on campus.

Additionally, workers will require schools, and related administrative and community support facilities in Phase 1 of the Konza Technopolis.

APPROX. AREA 343,458 m²

The healthcare facility envisioned for Konza Technopolis Phase 1 is a secondary and tertiary referral facility that will serve the East Africa region with specialty services, as well as satisfying the needs of the resident population. It will include a full service acute care facility with accident and emergency, an outpatient specialty services facility with high-tech diagnostics and a hotel with health spa to accommodate a medical tourism.

This facility will also provide an incubation institution for potential future growth into a health sciences center, which may include other treatment specialization, biomedical research and medical science education for the region. Konza Technopolis will have a strong foundation in science, information and communications technology to support a telehealth program that would increase access to specialty expertise and expand the reach of healthcare in the region.

APPROX. AREA: 59,500 m²

APPROX. AREA: 172,200 m²

A comprehensive traffic management programme covering junction controls, signals, channelization, road marking etc. are integral to Konza Tehcnopolis’s smart transportation. Opportunities include:
Parking Structures/Commercial/Petrol Complex, Fueling Station, Warehouse, Hybrid Buses, Bus Rapid Transit, Regional Transit Buses/Trains, Maintenance Storage Facility, Internal transit system, Mixed-use Parking, Transit Hub and Regional airport

The opportunities can be undertaken through various profitable investment mechanisms including PPP frameworks, design-build-transfer, design-build-operate-transfer, etc.