Unemployment especially among the youths is one of the biggest problems Kenya is experiencing right now.
But President Uhuru Kenyatta has won thousands of job opportunities for Kenyans in the new China Deal.
Konza Data Centre and Smart City Facilities Project is poised to create over 17,000 jobs and contribute Shs 90 billion to the economy.
The Konza project, conceived in 2017 by the ICT ministry and Huawei, entails the development of core infrastructure including a National Cloud Data Centre, a Smart ICT Network, a Public Safe City and Smart Traffic Solution, and a Government Cloud and Enterprise Service.
It is part of the Konza Techno City, a Vision 2030 flagship project started in 2008 and aimed at developing technology-intensive and high-tech industries in ICT, biotechnology and e-commerce.
The construction of the expressway is expected to ease traffic flow on the busy Mombasa highway as part of government interventions to decongest key roads in Nairobi.
It will be the first of its kind in Africa, with features such as underpasses, overpasses, exits and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) component covering the entire stretch.