Raila Odinga, leader of Azimio la Umoja, has stated that once he retires from politics, he plans to build a retirement home in Kenya's largest slum, Kibra.

Speaking to the media from Kibra on Wednesday, the former Prime Minister praised the slum, describing it as the "face of Kenya" due to the many communities that live there.

Kibra ni sura ya Kenya, kabila zote za Kenya ziko Kibra, hakuna mtu hayuko hapa," Raila said on Wednesday. 

"Mimi ni mtu wa Kibra na nimekua mbunge kwa miaka ishirini, hakuna mtu amenshinda hapa Kibra," 

Raila claims to be no stranger to Kibra, where he served as the MP for a whopping twenty years, and he is confident that he will be given a plot of land to build a house on once he retires.

"Mimi nitastaafu nitajenga Kibra, wakati nastaafu nitakuja kwenu mnipatie ploti, na nitajenga huko," he added 

Raila's visit to Kibra comes just days after suspected goons raided the slum during Monday's anti-government protests.

During the attack, the PCEA church was vandalised and torched as suspected goons visited mayhem on residents. 

The attack also resulted in the destruction of property in Kibra, robberies with violence, and attacks on journalists covering the protests.

Among those counting huge losses is a local businessman only identified as John, whose hardware and pub were destroyed.

According to the businessman, the club, from where he eked out a living, had stock worth nearly Ksh.4 million as of Monday. 

On Tuesday, all that remained were ashes, iron sheets and stones... and a new apprehension of how he will take care of his family. 

"Stock ya club ilikuwa ni Ksh.3.9 million, hii ndio ilikuwa investment yetu ya maisha," John said.

Meanwhile, Raila on Tuesday maintained that the bi-weekly, anti-government protests would continue.

The former Prime Minister wants the government to address a slew of issues, including the skyrocketing cost of living and access to IEBC servers, ostensibly to find out who won the most recent general election.