Wycliffe Oparanya

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 4 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 25 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.

Before joining politics in 2002, Oparanya worked at the Kenya Aerotec Ltd as Chief Financial Controller. He plunged into politics and successfully captured the Butere seat from Amukowa Anangwe.