Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has said locals, especially the youth will 'reap big' from the proposed Digital Media City project at Konza Technopolis.
Kibwana spoke during a forum held by Korean delegation at the Makueni's Nairobi liaison office with kotDa chief executive officer John Tanui on Wednesday.
"The Konza City will help Makueni County, especially the youth. The project is expected to produce over 50,000 jobs which will benefit our people," Kibwana said.
According to Tanui, the Technopolis City will provide an excellent digital media and entertainment ecosystem for research, training, propagation of new technologies, innovation and production of content with African themes and perspectives for the global market.
"The proposed project will leverage on a robust smart city to attract leading global investors and therefore create employment and boost national economy," Tanui said.
Kibwana said his administration will work together with the project's implementors to benefit Makueni residents.
"I have also pledged to lobby my colleagues Charity Ngilu, Governor Alfred Mutua and Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku so that the region can benefit from the project under South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc," Kibwana said.
The Korean delegation was represented by Jaehoon Lee, a lead feasibility research consultant of the proposed project and lecturer at Hankunk University of Foreign Studies in Korea, among other Korean researchers and ICT experts.
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