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PRESENTED BY NGURU WACHIRA Director, Lamu Two Thousand LTD Nairobi , Kenya. Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5 th - 6 th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5 th - 6 th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Presentation.
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PRESENTED BY NGURU WACHIRA Director, Lamu Two Thousand LTD Nairobi , Kenya Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5th - 6th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5th - 6th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Presentation • Planned Development in Kenya • The Lamu Tourism Golf and Leisure Resort City – Investment Opportunities • Conclusion Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5th - 6th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Planned Developmentin Kenya Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013 – MadinatJumeirah, Dubai
Kenya • Beautiful country located in the eastern part of Africa • Home to all 8 ecological zones in the world • Ancestral home to all mankind • Land of exciting encounters • Snow capped mountain on the equator • Divided equally by the equator • Concluded democratic transition of political power peacefully • Largest economy of the East Africa Community with a population of 120 million • Maritime Gateway to a population of 250 million. Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5th - 6th May 2013 – MadinatJumeirah, Dubai
Massive Investment Opportunities • A buzz of excitement in the air • Kenya is on the verge of rolling out a USD 23 billion dollar project to exploit the vast resources in Coast and Northern Kenya that will catapult the country into a medium income economy by 2030 • The initiative has major strategic, socio-economic, infrastructure, and regional trade implications • It comprises seven components (Lamu port, highway, railway, oil pipelines, refinery, resort cities and airports) Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013 – MadinatJumeirah, Dubai
The $23 Billion Lamu Port Project • Arguably the country’s largest investment so far • Expected to be the largest modern free port on the Eastern Coast of Africa • The port, will be able to handle Super Post Panamax vessels, with a capacity of 8,000 teu as opposed to the 3,000 teu other vessels it is currently handling • To serve as a convenient axis that links China/India with the rich interland countries of Africa • Involves a new transport corridor that will open up a route to the landlocked countries of Ethiopia and the newly independent, South Sudan • In addition to raising the scope for this region’s tourism, agriculture and industrial potential, the project will open up access to Oil rich Southern Sudan • The new modern free port will be Africa’s response to Dubai Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013 – MadinatJumeirah, Dubai
DUBAI DUBAI Kenya Diaspora Investment Forum, London – United Kingdom
Investment Landscape • Imagine a similar growth for Lamu • Besides the port, the project incorporates an oil refinery at Lamu and a 1,720-kilometre standard gauge railway line to Juba to handle high speed trains, which can travel at 160km per hour. • The Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (or LAPSSET) is the region's, most ambitious infrastructure project • EAC Protocol enacted in 2011 for the free movement of resources across EA including Rwanda and Burundi • A prosperous East Africa at peace with itself –solution to Al-Shabaab • Kenya Airways has the largest network in Africa, making the country the gateway to the rest of the world • China will be the largest economy in the world by 2050 • Vision 2030 envisions transforming Kenya into a middle income country. This has awoken the people’s entrepreneurial spirit Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5th – 6th May 2013, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
LAPSETT Project Launch The ground breaking ceremony was held on 2 March 2012 in Lamu, Kenya in the presence of: • Immediate past President MwaiKibaki of Kenya • Ethiopian Prime Minister, Late MelesZenawi, and • South Sudan president, SalvaKiir Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , 5th – 6th May 2013, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Indeed Lamu is a ‘’paradise on earth’’ offering opportunities for prosperity and the future of leisure
2. Investment Opportunity Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Why Invest in the City? • The New Free Port will be the hub of economic activities in the region and the hinterland nations across the equator. • The strategic positioning of the Tourism and Golf Resort City which has been designed to offer exclusive leisure and hospitality to those who will come to settle and serve the overall Lamu Mega City will take advantage of the Port location within Lamu City Metropolitan with its extensive communication linkages. Kenya Diaspora Investment Forum, London – United Kingdom
City within a City • The planned Lamu Tourism Golf and Leisure Resort City is to be built in the mainland, directly opposite Lamu Island within the defined limits of the New Lamu Port • It is set on about 4,500 acres of land and within 15 minutes drive from both the new Lamu International Airport and the sea port • Two private piers to provide easy and convenient link to Lamu by boat • It is the Private sector’s response to the opportunities created by a new and prosperous Lamu Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Founded on tourism, the Lamu Tourism Golf and Leisure Resort City will be the ultimate premier tourist destination
The Lamu Tourism Golf and Leisure Resort City • Four 18-hole championship golf courses each with its own Club house • World Class Hotels with: • Conference facilities • Restaurants • Health spas and Entertainment facilities • Private homes • Creek chalets and golf villas Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May, 2013 – MadinatJumeirah, Dubai State-of-the-art children’s theme park Education facilities comprising of a University with a private teaching hospital, Institute of Technology, High Schools and Primary schools a 100 acre Industrial and Business Park Shopping Mall A formula 1 Race Track
Investment Opportunities– (I) Become a shareholder by buying shares from the main shareholder and buy a stake in the City
Investment Opportunities– (II) Buy Land
Investment Opportunities– (III) Buy a project in the City
3. Conclusion Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Communication Address Lamu Tourism, Golf and Leisure Resort City (LAGLER) Apic Centre, Muthithi Road, Westlands, Nairobi P. O. Box 46672-00100 NAIROBI, KENYA www.lamukizukicity.com E-mail: info@lamugolfresort.com Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, 5th – 6th May 2013 – Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
“We look forward to enjoying with youthe benefits conferred on us by theCoastal Resort City – *The future of leisure*ASANTE SANA