Karungo Wa Thang’wa Challenges Ruto’s Chicken-Selling Story With a Question About His Supply

Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thang’wa has questioned President William Ruto’s account of his early days as a chicken seller, asking where the birds he sold came from.

In a pointed remark, Thang’wa said Kenyans had accepted Ruto’s story without asking an important question about the source of the poultry. He described it as a question overlooked for years.

“Ruto told us he was a chicken seller, and we believed him. But we never asked one very important question: Where exactly was he getting these chicken?” Thang’wa said.

Ruto has often spoken about his humble beginnings and his experience selling chickens by the roadside before entering politics. His story has formed part of the political image he built around hard work, self-reliance and his rise to the country’s top office.

Past media reports have placed the chicken-selling activity at Kambi Kuku, along the Eldoret-Malaba road in Uasin Gishu County. The area was described as a roadside market where traders sold poultry to motorists and passengers.

Ruto returned to the area in 2018, when he launched a poultry auction aimed at helping local farmers find better markets. The event brought together poultry farmers and traders.

Thang’wa’s question shifts attention from Ruto’s account of selling chickens to the supply behind the business. However, his remark does not provide evidence that Ruto obtained the birds from any particular person or source.

The question may renew public discussion about the details of Ruto’s early business activities and the story he has repeatedly shared with Kenyans. It also places focus on the difference between recounting an entrepreneurial journey and explaining how the business operated.

No specific source for the chickens or further details accompanying Thang’wa’s remark were provided in the information available. That detail remains unclear.

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