Source - http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/18/africa/gallery/kenya-megaprojects/index.html

Kenya's megaprojects: What can $50 billion do for a country?


By Kieron Monks, for CNN

Updated 1406 GMT (2206 HKT) January 18, 2016

Mombasa rail-station: Kenya is already an infrastructure power-house of East-Africa--leading the region for investment.But the next few years will see a quantum leap forward, with tens of billions of dollars to be spent on some of world most spectacular transport, energy and technology projects- such as the new Mombasa
railstation.

Kenya's ambitious infrastructure projects - with a total projected cost of roughly $50 billion - have the potential to transform the country over the next few years...

(Note: $50 Billion is roughly 12.5 Trillion Nigerian naira. Nigeria budget for 2016 is 6.? Trillion Nigerian naira)

1 person can embezzle that amount in Nigeria

Standard Gauge Railway

SGR has been described as the most ambitious project in Kenya's independent history--replacing the antiquated tracks left by the British regime.

Space booked.

Voi Railway Station

The SGR project also includes the construction of state-of-the-art new passenger stations in Nairobi, Voi and Mombasa

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - is to receive multiple upgrade...CNN

Can Daura cattle rearer focus on such things apart from fighting kwarruption

Lamu port

...The city of Lamu...It will be transformed into a trade hub through construction of a new 32-berth port, which will be used to supply locations along the line.

Ambitious is the word!

LAPSSET Pipeline:
One of the most lucrative commodities to travel the route is crude-oil, through a new pipeline that connects Kenya's oil field in Turkana Basin to Uganda and Southern Sudanese sites. A new refinery will also be constructed!

Highways:

Highways are major components...with hundred kilometers of pristine, new road laid to facilitate transport of goods and people.

Resort cities:

The LAPSSET projects will also see three resort cities constructed...

Resort cities:

The LAPSSET will also see three resort cities constructed...

Very ambitious and impressive.

Konza Tech cty:

(Is already under construction) Several delays have marred the project and discouraged some investors but the government maintains the site will be operation April 2017...is hoped to be a world-class hub of entrepreneurship.

Geothermal energy:

Kenya has embraced geothermal energy in a big way,aiming to serve one-quarter of its energy needs through this source.

Are u telling me that Nigeria is far far behind the little kenya?
Tell me something

What about Nigeria?

Sad that Nigeria does nothing but service Political Office Holders and Their Families with our recurrent budgets.

Not Like These countries have two heads.

eko atlantic beats this own hands down.. lagos gDP alone is more than kenya and ghana combined..

scully95:
eko atlantic beats this own hands down.. lagos gDP alone is more than kenya and ghana combined..

it's not by which one is finer. It's about the social economic development of a nation and the purpose of the project . Just appreciate!

lafex:
Are u telling me that Nigeria is far far behind the little kenya?
Tell me something

How BIG is Britain, France, Japan, Belgium, Switzerland etc
Are these countries not all far AHEAD of our country?
Size nor be the matter here.
It is about the Human Development Index, HDI and the respect for Law & Order that promotes sustainable business interest.

147 Kenya
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152 Nigeria


Source: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/events/2014/july/HDR2014.html

We the citizens of Nigeria know what to do.
But the real question is can WE do it


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autolearner:
Sad that Nigeria does nothing but service Political Office Holders and Their Families with our recurrent budgets.

True that.



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Looks like a country in progress

scully95:
eko atlantic beats this own hands down.. lagos gDP alone is more than kenya and ghana combined..

do you know the population of lagos is half the entire population of kenya, and nigeria population is 4 times that of kenya

boronkot:
do you know the population of lagos is half the entire population of kenya, and nigeria population is 4 times that of kenya

And so what
What is the population of Luxembourg, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland or that of UAE that the Confused One is visiting again?
Again what has population or size got to do with progress?
Quantity is very different from quality oh!!!




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anonimi:


And so what
What is the population of Luxembourg, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland or that of UAE that the Confused One is visiting again?
Again what has population or size got to do with progress?
Quantity is very different from quality oh!!!

they even beat you in terms of quality ,kenya is not resource depandant like nigeria with oil, their economy is diverse infact the largest non resource based economy in africa.

boronkot:
they even beat you in terms of quality ,kenya is not resource depandant like nigeria with oil, their economy is diverse infact the largest non resource based economy in africa.

I see that we are on the same page/of the same mind for this topic.
Cheers.

ou kn

anonimi:


And so what
What is the population of Luxembourg, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland or that of UAE that the Confused One is visiting again?
Again what has population or size got to do with progress?
Quantity is very different from quality oh!!!

Cities are centers of business,trade, Cities will always bring more money than the rest of the country (count out mineral resources), therefore, if you have 23million people living in one urbun place, obviosly you will generate more capital as compared to another country where the capital has a poulation of 4 million (BTW 60% of Kenyas GDP (approx USD40Billion) comes from the capital city with a population of 4 million - what if the population was 20 million?? ----- You know for cities in developing countries more population means a bigger market for companies,telecom,manufacturing companies,a bigger workforce for the service industry , it means you are able to generate more)

And dont try and comapre African cities with best cities to live in the world except for UAE, all those countries you've mentioned up there those countries ahave reached a level where they are innovation and technology driven economies, they passed their industrial revolution long time ago(I think it was during and just after world war 2), while we in Africa are still in agrerian revolution trying to cut a short-cut to catch up... As for UAE, thats a different case..... its a case of a country with very few people and alot of oil wealth, so much they dont know what to do with it, dont try compete with them, if they want to, they can build a city for each citizen




If you want to find out which city between Nairobi and Lagos is richer you should instead find out the GDP per capita to get a rouch Idea of who is richer...in terms of service to the people,health sector within the city, quality of education, general infrastructure, transport, peoples welfare.... As for right now, we have to become industrilised countries.... then after achiving that is when we can start working on becoming efficiency driven economies before becoming innovation driven

The eko Atlantic that only exists on the internet or the one that will be ready in the year 9025??

scully95:
eko atlantic beats this own hands down.. lagos gDP alone is more than kenya and ghana combined..