Kenyan slum dwellers are now living in skyscrapers built by govt, Ruto tells World Urban Forum
President William Ruto has stirred talk after claiming that Kenya has successfully relocated slum dwellers into government-built high-rise apartments while keeping their rent unchanged.
Speaking at the 13th Session of the UN-organised World Urban Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ruto defended his administration’s affordable housing programme, saying it is already transforming lives in Kenya.
He recounted an exchange with Uganda’s former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, whom he referred to as “Sister Sarah,” who questioned how a person living in a slum could afford life in a high-rise apartment.
“I heard my sister Sarah from my neighbour country in Uganda, and she made a very fundamental statement. She was just wondering how it is possible for a person in a slum to be able to live in a skyscraper on the 11th floor,” Ruto said.
