Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday visited the newly acquired Sh170 million Orange House in Lavington area.
The Orange party shifted from the traditional Kilimani base where it both built and destroyed careers for many politicians in the last decade.
Mr Odinga, who is focused in rebranding the party, was ushered in by party officials among them Executive Director Oduor Ong'wen and former Kibra by-election aspirant Benson Musungu.
The new premises will host all party officials and is spacious compared to the old leased house in Kilimani, which belongs to Raila's former aide Caroli Omondi.
ODM moved to the new premises this month after the end of tenancy at Caroli Omondi's premises. Most of the money used was obtained from KCB in form of a loan.
Majority Leader Aden Duale of Jubilee recently acknowledged that the Orange party was still one of the strongest in the country and that it had been synonymous with the Orange House.
“ODM and Jubilee are the strongest parties in Kenya now. I was a member and I have memories of its former headquarters. But some of us left because of intolerance,” Duale said.
Former National Assembly Speaker Farah Maalim said the party lost its national appeal due to underhand operations.
“When we formed ODM, it was a national party represented by all tribes. Orange House was full of all Kenyans. But Raila became intolerant and told everybody who questioned him to leave.
" We left. When dishing out positions, he began with family, Luos and then others. Today, the party is a shell and only has one tribe as leaders,” Maalim said.