Wycliffe Oparanya
H.E Wycliffe Oparanya | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2024 | |
| President | William Ruto |
| Preceded by | Simon Chelugui |
| 1st Governor of Kakamega County | |
| In office 27 March 2013 – 15 September 2022 | |
| Deputy | Prof Phillip Kutima |
| Succeeded by | Fernandes O. Barasa |
| Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Prime Minister | Raila Odinga |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Constituency | Butere |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya 25 March 1956 Butere, Kenya Colony |
| Political party | ODM |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (BCom), (MBA) |
| Profession | Accountant |
Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya (born 25 March 1956) is a kenyan politician who is the current Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs. He previously served as the governor of Kakamega County from 2013 to 2022.
He was elected on 4 March 2013 and became the first governor of Kakamega County following promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in 2010. Subsequently, in August 2017, he was reelected for his second term as governor. He is, therefore, the pioneer Governor of Kakamega County under the devolved system of governance in Kenya that established 47 counties.
He was previously Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 in the Kibaki Administration. He was appointed on 14 January 2019 as the Council of Governors of Kenya chairperson. Wycliffe Oparanya was also the ODM Party Deputy Party Leader.