Kenya’s Vision 2030 scorecard at 66pc as Konza faces scrutiny

As Kenya looks beyond Vision 2030 and begins to shape a new long-term development agenda, the government’s own scorecard puts implementation of the current blueprint at 66 per cent. The State Department for Economic Planning says the country has made significant gains, particularly on the political pillar. But it is the economic pillar that remains the biggest stumbling block: with a target of 10 per cent annual economic growth still out of reach. One of the flagship projects meant to drive that transformation is Konza Technopolis, the much-hyped “Silicon Savannah”. While the technology city has seen major infrastructure and institutional developments, questions remain over investor uptake, occupancy and whether it can deliver the scale of economic transformation envisaged. Jimmy Mbogo examines the government’s own scorecard on Vision 2030 and asks whether Konza can still become the technology-driven economic engine it was promised to be.