Council of Governors chairman Wycliffe Oparanya’s 2022 presidential bid is reshaping the landscape in Western Kenya and has rattled powerful political figures eyeing State House. At the end of the retreat, he managed to lobby many of those present to buy into his presidential bid. Raila controls vote blocThe obvious casualties of Oparanya’s political moves are his ODM party boss Raila Odinga, ANC leader and regional kingpin Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula. Oparanya, a former Planning minister, and his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Joho are among the few leaders who have stuck with Raila since his botched 2007 presidential bid. Sifuna sought to allay fears that its top brass could block Oparanya’s bid for the ticket.

Source: The Star February 25, 2019 03:00 UTC