Veteran opposition and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga offered an explanation as to why his grand plan to upgrade Kibra from a squalor-ridden settlement to an employment and housing spectacle failed.
Speaking on Sunday when he descended on Kibra to drum up support for ODM's candidate Imran Okoth, recounted how he worked with then United Nations Habitat Anna Tibaijuka on the plan.
Everything was set but the plan was never brought to life as, according to the former prime minister, some individuals went to court to stop the execution to stop it.
The court issued an injunction.
"That program was about building modern houses, building factories, building a market, building schools and building hospitals here. When we were about to start, those criminals went to court and obtained a court injunction to stop us from executing that plan (Hiyo program ya kujenga nyumba za kisasa, kujenga viwanda, kujenga soko, kujenga mashule na kujenga mahospitali hapa, hiyo ndio mpango tulikuwa nayo. Tulipokuwa tunataka kuanza pale chini, wale majambazi wakaenda mahakamani, wakapata court injunction ya kustopisha sisi kuendelea na hiyo mpango), " the former prime minister said. (9:42:10:13)
The explanation was seen as an attempt to dismiss the contention held by a section of his critics that he has never done much for the constituency yet he served as the area's member of parliament for many years as Langata MP.
His political opponents have used the state of Kibra to attack Raila Odinga's legacy.
Kibra still grapples with grinding levels of poverty and inadequate basic facilities like toilets.