Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya profile

juma chrispinus 09:07 - 05 July 2017

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya during a past event

In August, he will be defending his seat after he was handed direct nomination by ODM.

Biography

Name: Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya

DOB/Hometown: March 25, 1956, Butere, Kakamega, Kenya

Status: Married to Caroline and Priscilla

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) - University of Nairobi
MBA (Finance) - University of Nairobi
PhD (Economics) - University of Dar- es- Salaam, Tanzania.
Certified Public Accountant
Member of the Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)

Professional Career

Oparanya has 23 years’ experience in local and international Finance Management, Audit and Business Consultancy. He was the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 in government of President Mwai Kibaki.

Political career

He is a member of ODM an affiliate party of NASA. He was elected the first Governor of County Government of Kakamega during the elections of 4 March 2013.

In August, he will be defending his seat after was handed direct nomination by ODM. However, he will be in the race with Mabel Muruli (Jubilee), Michael Osundwa (ANC) Suleiman Sumba (KANU) and Boni Khalwale (Ford Kenya).

Controversies

He has in many occasions been questioned over the misuse of public funds and failing to honor the summons by the Senate to respond to the accuaations. He was, however, cleared by Kakamega County Assembly for lack of evidence.