Kenya Takes 13 Mega Projects to Global Investors in South Korea
Director General of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Directorate, Kefa Seda, said the projects, covering major transport, energy, water, irrigation and technology development, are among those the government plans to present to potential investors this financial year.
“Our country is taking a substantive pipeline of investment opportunities to the market across transport, energy, water, irrigation, ICT and other strategic sectors, with 13 priority projects identified for active market engagement in FY2026/27,” he wrote in a statement on Tuesday, September 15.
The portfolio includes the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway and the Mau Summit-Eldoret-Malaba Road, two major expressway projects the government has been seeking international investors to fund in recent months.
Seda also named the Konza cloud expansion among the priority projects, alongside the planned 160-acre Digital Media City, a creative and technology hub being developed with support from South Korea.
The Kibuka Falls Hydropower and Irrigation Dam project was also included, with the government reviving its development under a new PPP arrangement after terminating an earlier contract.
Another priority project is the Dongo Kundu Power Plant, with the proposed 1,200MW facility expected to run on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and attract both public and private investment.
The pipeline also features electricity transmission infrastructure and irrigation dams aimed at expanding the country’s power and agricultural capacity.
The proposed Kenya Commercial Spaceport is included in the investment list, building on earlier government efforts to establish a satellite launch facility in the Kipini area between Malindi and Lamu under a PPP arrangement.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) assets were also included among the opportunities presented at the conference.
Seda said Kenya is seeking long-term financing and broader participation from investors as it prepares the projects for market participation and potential implementation.
He added that the National Infrastructure Fund is expected to complement the PPP framework by creating additional avenues for mobilising capital domestically from avenues such as pension funds, insurers and collective investment schemes.
Source: Kenyans