President William Ruto took a lighthearted swipe at Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna while advocating for the Affordable Housing Programme during a development tour in Taita Taveta County. Speaking to a crowd in Taita Taveta, the president stressed that rural counties should benefit from multi-story residential developments similar to those underway in major cities, lightheartedly addressing previous opposition critiques regarding high-rise living and rural lifestyle needs. “Yale yanafanyika, kama ghorofa inajengwa Nairobi, nimesema ghorofa ijengwe na huku pia. Na kama kuna shida ya kupandisha kuku, tuweke lifts. Itapanda na kuku pia. Salala, mko na mambo nyinyi!” Ruto joked, drawing laughter from the crowd. Translation: (“What is happening, if a multi-storey building is being constructed in Nairobi, I have said a multi-storey building should also be constructed here. And if there is a problem carrying chickens upstairs, let us install lifts. It will go up with the chickens too. My goodness, you people are something else!”) Background to the Chicken Feud The President’s remarks stem from an exchange that began in July 2026, when Senator Sifuna criticized the design of 12-storey affordable housing blocks constructed in Funyula, Busia County. Sifuna argued during an interview that high-rise apartment models fail to account for the everyday lifestyle of rural and semi-urban households...
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