Wycliffe Oparanya Biography
Governor Wycliffe Oparanya was resoundingly elected as the first Governor of County Government of Kakamega during the elections of 4th March 2013. He was the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 in government of President Mwai Kibaki. Wycliffe Oparanya holds a 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.
As the former Member of Parliament for Butere constituency, his area of jurisdiction had one of the best Constituency Development Fund record in the country. It is on this remarkable streak that the Governor rode all the way to victory gaining more votes across the board compared with the senator, women representative and other politicians who contested for posistions in the county. positions contested for. Kakamega people demonstrated a lot of trust in him and showed that he is capable to deliver as the first Governor of this great county. ‘Now that work has begun, I will endeavor to implement my manifesto to reward my people’s overwhelming trust,” he said.
Wycliffe Oparanya
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