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Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya is a Kenyan politician, and was elected the first (and is the serving) Governor of County Government of Kakamega,elected during the elections of 4th March 2013. He was previously Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 in government of President Mwai Kibaki. Wyclife Oparanya was born at Emabole in Butere Constituency Western Kenya on 25th March,1956. He attended Mabole Primary School Butere Boys High School and Kisii High School.He then proceeded and acquired Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Nairobi and is currently in the process of completing his PhD (Economics) at the University of Dar- es- Salaam, Tanzania. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) as well as numerous other professional bodies. Hon.Oparanya has 23 years experience in local and international Finance Management, Audit and Business Consultancy. - See more at: http://www.kakamega.go.ke/government/excecutive/governor/37-the-governor-of-kakamega-couty#sthash.MAqXK0Sn.dpuf. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and represented Butere Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.http://www.kakamega.go.ke/government/excecutive/governor/37-the-governor-of-kakamega-couty Oparanya is among Ministers Appointed by secondment of Prime Minister Raila Odinga from The Orange Democratic Movement party after the prime Minister signed the national Accord Act to form a coalition Government with President Kibaki after the disputed 2007 elections.
Kakamega county governor Wycliffe Oparanya is blaming Ford Kenya for the chaos witnessed in kakamega county over the weekend as CORD co-principal Moses Wetangula launched his presidential bid….the governor has also distanced himself from the chaos that led to the arrest of his chief of staff Nabii Nabwera who was arraigned in court and the police lost a bid to detain him for seven more days while they complete their investigations. Watch KTN Live http://www.ktnkenya.tv/live Watch KTN News http://www.ktnnews.com Follow us on http://www.twitter.com/ktnkenya Like us on http://www.facebook.com/ktnkenya
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula has asked the police to investigate and arrest culprits behind chaos that disrupted the launch of his presidential bid on Saturday afternoon. Wetangula spoke hours after Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya's chief of protocal Nabii Nabwera was arrested and taken to the Kakamega police division for questioning for allegedly planning the chaos. At the same time, the government has described the violence as, quote - "a systematic pattern of violence being perpetuated by a clique of political elements in public places". Deputy President William Ruto and government spokesman Eric Kiraithe have both condemned the incident, warning that the government will not allow any political group to use violence and chaos as a tool of advancing their agenda.
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has relieved County Finance Executive officer Paul Otsola of his duties. Otsola’s dismissal follows his impeachment by the County Assembly last week over graft related accusations. ELSEWHERE two children escaped death narrowly after their house was torched by suspected arsonists in Maara sub county, Tharaka Nithi in a suspected land dispute saga.
ODM deputy party leader and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has called on the folding of kenya. In a statement to newsrooms, Oparanya also says, cord co principal and Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula is undermining the spirit of the coalition. Citizen TV is Kenya's leading television station commanding an audience reach of over 60% and in its over 12 years of existence as a pioneer brand for the Royal Media Services (RMS), it has set footprints across the country leaving no region uncovered. This is your ideal channel for the latest and breaking news, top stories, politics, business, sports, lifestyle and entertainment from Kenya and around the world. Follow us: http://citizentv.co.ke https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya https://www.facebook.com/Citizentvkenya https://plu...
Ford Kenya has dismissed a statement by ODM deputy party leader and Kakamega Governor Wycliff Oparanya that called on it to fold up. This followed a call by cord co-principal Moses Wetangula that the Luhya community should join ford Kenya. But Alex Kubasu reports, ford Kenya insist that Oparanya is threatened by growing reality that senator Bonny Khalwale is out to clinch his seat in the 2017 polls. Citizen TV is Kenya's leading television station commanding an audience reach of over 60% and in its over 12 years of existence as a pioneer brand for the Royal Media Services (RMS), it has set footprints across the country leaving no region uncovered. This is your ideal channel for the latest and breaking news, top stories, politics, business, sports, lifestyle and entertainment from...
Kakamega county Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has denied defying summons by the senate over audit queries raised in the Auditor Generals' report on county expenditure for the Financial year 2014/2015 and has instead accused his nemesis Senator Bonny Khalwale of tarnishing his name. Oparanya claims Khalwale who has already declared his interest in the seat come 2017 election was misusing the senate's mandate to fight political wars against him.
Kakamega Governor, Wycliffe Oparanya refutes claims of oppressive taxes Watch KTN Streaming LIVE from Kenya 24/7 on http://www.ktnkenya.tv Follow us on http://www.twitter.com/ktnkenya Like us on http://www.facebook.com/ktnkenya
Oparanya: Wetangula can’t be Cord’s presidential flag bearer Oparanya is ODM’s deputy party leader Oparanya says Raila is Cord’s obvious presidential flag bearer Citizen TV is Kenya's leading television station commanding an audience reach of over 60% and in its over 12 years of existence as a pioneer brand for the Royal Media Services (RMS), it has set footprints across the country leaving no region uncovered. This is your ideal channel for the latest and breaking news, top stories, politics, business, sports, lifestyle and entertainment from Kenya and around the world. Follow us: http://citizentv.co.ke https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya https://www.facebook.com/Citizentvkenya https://plus.google.com/+CitizenTVKenya https://instagram.com/citizentvkenya
Kakamega Governor Oparanya to appear in court on Monday Oparanya is accused of ignoring summons by the Senate Oparanya: I’m not an accounting officer Governors accuse Kakamega Senator Khalwale of witch-hunting Citizen TV is Kenya's leading television station commanding an audience reach of over 60% and in its over 12 years of existence as a pioneer brand for the Royal Media Services (RMS), it has set footprints across the country leaving no region uncovered. This is your ideal channel for the latest and breaking news, top stories, politics, business, sports, lifestyle and entertainment from Kenya and around the world. Follow us: http://citizentv.co.ke https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya https://www.facebook.com/Citizentvkenya https://plus.google.com/+CitizenTVKenya https://insta...