Last Updated 13 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) plans to develop a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) within Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) area for the manufacture of goods that can be easily transported by air.
This was mentioned by President Uhuru Kenyatta during the ground breaking of the Greenfield terminal at JKIA on Tuesday. The President said that he’d like that the execution of those plans to be fast tracked.
Initially, the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) were set for Mombasa, Kisumu and Lamu according the Country’s Vision 2030. The Mombasa SEZ (Indian Ocean, East Africa Community hinterland) is set to facilitate importation of necessary raw materials and exporting of finished goods. The project will include an agro-industrial zone incorporating activities such as blending and packaging of fertilizers, teas and coffees, and a consolidated meat and fish processing facility to encourage growth of offshore fishing.
The Kisumu SEZ (Lake Victoria at Great Lakes region hinterland) will allow access to regional markets and availability of limestone to support cement, chemicals and metals industries; Agro-processing through increased horticultural production along the lakeshore and the Lamu SEZ (Indian Ocean at Southern Sudan and Ethiopia hinterland).
According to the SEZs’ progress report, the terms of Reference for Master planning and designing the Three Flagship SEZs and the draft contract are complete and 2,000 square kms of land have been identified for Mombasa, 700 square kms for Kisumu and 700 square kms for Lamu.
Additionally, as part of JKIA’s development, the road and rail infrastructure around it will be built or improved to ensure that users of the airport are able to access inexpensive, frequent and convenient means of transport to and from the airport. This is set to ease the traffic of cargo to and from the airport.
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