Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has cut ties with Azimio leader Raila Odinga. Oparanya has vowed that he will never again support Raila’s electoral ambitions.
Oparanya said that he is ready to face off with Raila even if the ODM leader bad-mouths him.
“I am done with Raila and even if he bad-mouthes me, God forbid, he knows, he will not be forgiven,” Oparanya said who has been holding the position of ODM deputy party leader.
Oparanya said that his immediate focus will now be on uniting the Luhya community. Oparanya said that his community was being sidelined in the Azimio la Umoja coalition despite producing significant amounts of votes for Raila.
He cited the just concluded EALA elections in which no candidate from his community was selected by the coalition for election to the assembly.
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“I was pushing for Kiziro Justus (former MP Shinyalu) to go to EA LA but MPs were grumbling that Kizito had no money. I was wondering that MPs must also be bribed to vote,” he said. “The result of that vote is that all other big tribes but the Luhya sent an MP to EALA”