Former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya resigned as ODM’s deputy party leader after being fronted for a cabinet position.
He successfully joined the Executive after being vetted as sworn in as CS for MSMEs and cooperatives development.
After exiting ODM, Oparanya now wants Vihiga senator Godfrey Osotsi to take over his former position.
“When I left the party as deputy leader, I looked around and I decided that Osotsi has been loyal to the party. I told Raila that he (Osotsi) would be my suitable replacement and he listened to me.
“I have seen some people screaming that the slot belonged to Kakamega County. That is bull shit. A Luhya is just a Luhya whether you come from Bungoma, Busia, Trans-Nzoia, Vihiga or Kakamega. These boundaries just exist for administration purposes,” he said while attending a church service at South B.
Osotsi on the oher and maintained that ODM is still in opposition and that its members who joined government are only experts.
“They requested support because they were unable to run the government and we gave them experts. ODM has no agreement with the Kenya Kwanza government,” he assured their supporters.
Another ODM faction from western had however earlier this month proposed that the position should be reserved for Kakamega county, with governor Fernandes Barasa being proposed as the most suitable candidate.
