Konza is a small town in

Machakos County Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being because of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 2010 constitution of Kenya. The country's first administrative headquarters are in Machakos Town, which is ...

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. It is located south-east of Nairobi, the

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n capital. Machakos town, the county capital, is located 35 kilometres northeast of Konza. Konza is located in Kimutwa

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of Central

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of Machakos County. Konza is part of Machakos municipality and

Machakos Town Constituency Machakos Town Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Machakos County Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being because of the devolved system of governance occa ...

Transport

Konza is a junction on the

Kenya Railways Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), also Kenya Railways (KR) is the national railway of Kenya. Established in 1977, KR is a state corporation. History The original Uganda Railway was transformed into the East African Railways and Harbours Corp ...

network. Konza is located along

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

railway, and branch line to

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diverts at Konza.

Technopolis

Konza will also be host to the proposed

Konza Technopolis Konza Technopolis, previously called Konza Technology City, is a large technology hub planned by the government of Kenya to be built 64 km south of Nairobi on the way to the port city of Mombasa. It is marketed as a key driver of Kenya's nat ...

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Konza Technology City Kenya
Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)

Transport

Technopolis

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