William Ruto Promises to Turn Eastlands into London or New York Updated Saturday
President William Ruto spent five days in Nairobi, launching projects and pledging to improve the lives of Kenyans On his final day, Friday, March 14, the president pledged to improve housing in Eastlands to a world-class standard He said he plans to achieve this by increasing housing development under his Affordable Housing initiative. President William Ruto wrapped up his five-day tour of the capital, Nairobi, with a series of promises. President William Ruto has pledged to elevate Eastlands to a world-class standard. Photo: Alexandar Spatari/William Ruto. Source: Getty Images Has Ruto promised to turn Eastlands into New York? Speaking on Friday, March 14, Ruto pledged to give Eastlands a world-class makeover, comparable to New York City or London. He said he plans to achieve this by ensuring the improvement of housing under his Affordable Housing initiative. “I am telling you that we will have an Affordable Housing programme. We are going to be around 2700 houses in the first round. We later going to add more houses to make it reach to 5000 houses,” he said.