Konza City was the crown jewel of McKinsey’s Vision 2030 Strategy, which it developed on behalf of the Kenyan government in 2008. With promises of economic growth, job creation and technological innovation, Kenya’s Vision 2030 Strategy purported to offer a blueprint for attracting investment from multinational tech companies. But in 2021, thirteen years after construction began, Konza City remained deserted and devoid of investors—much like the McKinsey Vision projects that preceded it in Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai and Malaysia.
