The refurbishment of the former Shell and BP House on Nairobi’s Harambee Avenue, across the road from the President’s Office, was carried out by the Public Works ministry and Buildmore Construction.
Since he became Prime Minister in 2008, Mr Odinga has been working from Treasury Building.
On Friday, Public Works minister Chris Obure made a final inspection of the new offices that cost the taxpayer Sh329 million.
The final outcome is “a magnificent work of art that has left many in awe.”
The PM and senior staff will occupy the second floor.
Ms Winnie Kalia, one of the architects, said some of the walls have a rough Pietra finish, a technique using polished coloured stones to create images, while others were wallpapered.
The floors of the ground, first and parts of the second have granite tiles.
The colour theme is orange. The corridors to Mr Odinga’s massive office have been done in medium-density fiberboard and the ceilings in gypsum, Ms Kalia said.
The executive wing will contain the PM’s offices, PS Mohammed Isahakia and assistant minister Alfred Khangati.
Inside Mr Odinga’s office is a lounge for meetings with visitors and a VIP waiting room.
A “motorised’ glass door partitions the lounge and his main office.
On one side of the office, a wooden door leads to a rest room with a shower cubicle.
The floor is covered with a green patterned carpet imported from Belgium.
The video conference room has yet to be fitted out.
Mr Odinga visited the office during renovations in January, March and May this year.
Wing B on the second floor has transparent glass partitions in line with a recent directive by Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura to create open plan government offices.
Mr Muthaura said this would help fight corruption.
The briefing room for press conferences is on the seventh floor.
Landscaping outside the building is in progress and a security fence has been erected.
Staff from the PM’s office were yesterday moving their belonging to their new office.
“I am impressed with the work, which is within budget,” said Mr Obure.
Asked what will become of the new office when the Prime Minister’s position ceases to exist in two years, Mr Obure said: “Someone else will take over.”
Asked about the Vice President’s official residence, Mr Obure said work may be completed by the end of the year.
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