Ruto Vows to Turn Kibra Slum into Gleaming Estate

President William Ruto wants to completely remove the Kibra slum from Nairobi instead of just fixing it up. He spoke about these plans during a Friday rally after checking the Soweto Affordable Housing project. The president believes turning the area into a proper housing estate will give people better lives. Government officials want to provide lasting answers to city poverty rather than quick fixes. Ruto asked doubters to look at the houses already built as proof that the program works.

Workers finished counting residents across the Soweto C and D sections to identify around eleven thousand people. Each person counted receives a special card proving they live there. These cards will help them get new homes when construction teams complete the housing project. The counting process ensures real residents receive priority when officials hand out apartments. According to Ruto, young people found jobs building the Soweto houses.

The president recently gave away over one thousand housing units at Mukuru to families needing affordable homes. That development covers fifty-six acres and represents Kenya's biggest affordable housing effort, with more than thirteen thousand total units planned. Government policy changed from improving slums to replacing them entirely with modern buildings.