Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) has unveiled the final renderings of a world-class multiplex sports arena in its Airport District.
The new multi-billion shillings sports arena will cement MMTC as a global leading talent and entertainment centre and support sports medicine and tourism as part of the City's medical tourism program.
“The multiplex arena will add to our 36-hole Hamptons golf course which is located in the Golf District of MMTC.
“The multiplex sports arena will host all sports including soccer, rugby, basketball, Tennis, hockey, volleyball, American football and swimming,” MMTC said in a statement.
Other activities like concerts, forums, Virtual reality, and additional revenue generators will be hosted for maximum utilization of the arena.
A talent innovation school will train, nurture and educate thousands of youth in sports, and enable them to compete internationally.
Bruce Wanjala an alderman at the Airport district of MMTC said that construction of the Multiplex arena will commence the mid-this year and take 18 months to complete.
"We expect the construction to complete in November 2024", said Mr Bruce Wanjala.
He said the groundbreaking will include US, Indian and Turkish partners who have teamed up with MMTC on the Multiplex arena project.
The airport district at MMTC is one of the five districts in Mwale City.
It is designed as the main entertainment district of the City.
Other districts include the Industrial district with a solar power plant, the Grid district with residential homes and the Golf district which runs for 9km along the Golf and Church roads.
The main commercial district is the Plaza district which has Hamptons hospital, an innovation park, shopping, dining and Plaza residences.
MMTC is a US $ 2 billion (Ksh200 billion) community-owned sustainable metropolis centred around the Hamptons Hospital.
It is a brainchild of the US-based Kenyan investor Julius Mwale and, it is located in Butere Sub County of Kakamega County in Kenya.