📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Set up Thika Smart Industrial City Project in Kiambu County, Kenya
To transform Thika town in Kiambu County into a smart industrial city, Governor Kimani Wamatangi has claimed that the national government, had deposited Sh 5.7 billion into the county’s account.
The investment of funds will be targeted towards enhancing the water supply to Thika and its environs, including Juja, Ruiru, and Githunguri, drawn from the Kariminu megadam.
The governor mentioned that the supply of water will be boosted by 20 million cubic meters. The increase will keep pace with the increasing population demand.
They will begin with the connectivity of water from the Kariminu2 dam.
The estimated cost to transform the town into a city, as stated by the governor, is Sh 15 billion. It is expected that the project will take approximately three years to complete.
The financing for the project will be a collaborative effort between the national and county governments, development allies. It will also be funded by private enterprises.
An extra Sh200 million will be spent for reticulation. Sh4 billion will be used to fund industries and reform the construction industry. An additional Sh5 billion will be used to construct an airstrip, a light rail transit system. It will also be used to build a better road system, and the establishment of tuk tuk and boda boda bicycle bays.
Several more roads in and around the town, as well as a part of the Thika Garissa Highway, would also be dualed.
10,000 market stalls with free internet will be installed in the proposed city. There will be areas specifically designated for the youth.
It already receives Sh480 million a year from the World Bank as a municipality.
