Plans are underway to construct a modern headquarter for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy at Konza Technopolis in Makueni County.
The headquarters will host the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, State Agencies that include the Directorates of Information and Public Communication, State Department of ICT and the Digital Economy, as well ICT Authority.
Chairing a planning committee of the project at Telposta Towers, Nairobi, the Director Administration State Department for ICT, Mr Wesley Maritim said the construction is one of the important flagships for the ministry as it is house all the departments in one locality.
Noting that some of the departmental offices currently operate in rental premises where they pay huge sums of money, Mr Maritim said the Headquarters will therefore save a lot of resources as well as ease administrative work.
“This project will save a lot of money, currently some of the offices operate in rental buildings and in different locations,” he said.
The government through Konza Technopolis Development Authority under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy aims at conglomerating investments in innovators, industries, academic institution as well as other emerging technologies.
Alongside the construction of the ministry’s headquarters, the project will also include staff quarters.
Konza City is located approximately 60 kilometers to the South of Nairobi and features 5,000 acres master planned city targeted to foster science, innovation, technology and commercial investments, thus playing a crucial role in Kenya’s development agenda in the digital era and to drive economic growth in line with the Kenya Kwanza Bottom- Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
Among the committee members included Secretary Administration State Department for ICT Jonam Kinama, Senior Deputy Secretary, State Department for Broadcasting and Communication Stephen Nyakundi, Manager Investor Facilitation for Konza Technopolis, Agatha Kakui and Director of Information Joseph Kipkoech among other senior departmental heads and representatives from other line ministries.
By Bernadette Khaduli
