Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya (born 25 March 1956) is a Kenyan politician who served as the governor of
Kakamega County from 2013 to 2022. He was elected on 4 March 2013 and became the first governor of
Kakamega County following promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in 2010 and subsequently in August 2017, for his second term as the governor. He is, therefore, the pioneer Governor of Kakamega County under the devolved system of governance in
Kenya
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that established 47 counties. He was previously Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 in the government of the late President
Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
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. He was appointed on 14 January 2019 as the Council of Governors of
Kenya
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chairperson. Wycliffe Oparanya is also the current
Ford Kenya Party deputy party leader.
Professional/political career
Oparanya has 23 years experience in local and international Finance Management, Audit and Business Consultancy. He belongs to the
Orange Democratic Movement
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a centre-left political party in Kenya. It is the successor of a grassroots people's movement which was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. This movement separated in Augu ...
and represented
Butere Constituency Butere Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one four in the former Butere/Mumias District Butere/Mumias District was an administrative district in the Western Province of Keny ...
in the
National Assembly of Kenya
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 ( 11th Parliament), it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablish ...
since the
2007 Kenyan parliamentary election
General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections.
Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity (PN ...
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Oparanya was among ministers appointed by secondment of Prime Minister
Raila Odinga
Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata and businessman who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He is assumed to be the Leader of Opposition in Kenya sin ...
from The
Orange Democratic Movement
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a centre-left political party in Kenya. It is the successor of a grassroots people's movement which was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. This movement separated in Augu ...
party after the prime minister signed the National Accord Act to form a coalition government with the late President
Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously se ...
after the disputed 2007 elections.
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References
Living people
County Governors of Kenya
Orange Democratic Movement politicians
University of Nairobi alumni
Alumni of Kisii School
People from Butere
1956 births
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