By PSCUMore by this AuthorKenya and China on Friday signed project delivery agreements worth Sh226 billion for the Konza Data Centre and Smart Cities Project by telecommunications giant Huawei and the JKIA-James Gichuru expressway. The Konza project deal is worth Sh175 billion while the expressway project, by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, is worth Sh51 billion. KONZA CITYThe Konza project, conceived in 2017 by the ICT ministry and Huawei, entails the development of core infrastructure including a National Cloud Data Centre, Smart ICT Network, Public Safe City and Smart Traffic Solution, and a Government Cloud and Enterprise Service. PROSPERITY POTENTIALEarlier, President Kenyatta attended the opening ceremony of the forum at the China National Convention Centre in central Beijing, where he addressed a high-level session that President Xi Jinping attended. He thanked China for projects which he said were expanding economic activities and unlocking the potential for prosperity in Kenya and other developing countries.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2019 13:18 UTC