Former Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s family has been associated with vast investment portfolio cutting across multiple sectors of the economy in the Country.
Raila Odinga, the former premier, a veteran politician is a man respected in Kenya and beyond, and his houses, as captured by images seen by the media, befits his status.
The AU special envoy is said to own three known homes within the country; Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu, and uses the houses both for family and in conducting his businesses while around.
Kisumu Home
The Orange leader owns a luxurious mansion in Kisumu County, which is located at a place called Kanyakwar, and rests on the Riat Hills overlooking Kisumu International Airport in Kisumu County.
According to past media reports, the luxurious house was constructed at a cost of a whooping Ksh1 billion in total.
The construction of the house which locals refer to as a ‘state house’ began in 2010 and was completed in 2015, taking a record 5 years, and has a a total of 74 rooms for use.
Raila’s Kisumu residence has close to 10 bedrooms- including Raila’s master bedroom all upstairs. It has four expansive state-of-the-art kitchens, two main conference rooms, two small conference rooms, and many offices under the same roof.
The house is also reported to have jacuzzis, and a huge helipad, on top of the roof.
“At some point, the PM was under pressure from family members to convert it into a hotel facility but he stuck his ground on the home idea. His will has prevailed to date,” a source told the Star in 2014.
Raila’s PA Dennis Onyango at the time alleged that the house would be home to the Raila Odinga Foundation, and would also lease out offices to commercial businesses some time later.
However, it appears that the former premier settled on the house as one of his homes.
Raila Odinga also owns a lavish house in the leafy Karen suburbs. It is said to rest on ten acres of land and boasts a well-manicured lawn, among other amenities.
The house also has well-trimmed fences, an Olympic-sized swimming pool to a well-equipped gym.
The residence’s Security is top-notch as it has a well-manned gate, a wired perimeter wall, and an approximately 300-meter alley that leads to the house from the fence.
Media images of the house that have been seen by the public, either during television interviews or images of the ODM leader have given away the class of the residence of the Orange leader.
During an interview with renowned then Citizen journalist Hussein Mohammed, the seats seen in Raila’s house shouted ‘royalty’.
House
The former prime minister’s Nyali house is less imposing compared to the Kisumu and Karen homes but is classy as well.
The Coastal mansion is painted in Egyptian all white with blue lines in adherence to the Mombasa County government’s requirement that all houses in the CBD be painted blue and white in colors.
The Orange Democratic Movement leader held a housewarming party at the Nyali residence on July 26, 2018, and hosted Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi and Mombasa counterpart Ali Hassan Joho at the residence.
Two years ago in January 2019, as the Orange leader turned 74, he hosted a lavish party at the mansion which was attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta as one of the chief guests.
