[Mumo Munuve, Standard]Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has handed the running of county affairs to a county executive, bypassing his long-term deputy Professor Philip Kutima. Mr Oparanya and Mr Kutima have been working together for the last nine years and whenever Mr Oparanya was away, Mr Kutima would seamlessly take over, but not anymore. “He has no mandate to do that because the law is clear; after the governor, it is deputy governor. Politically, the analyst said Mr Oparanya had already discarded his deputy after he helped him ascend to power. The move by Mr Kutima saw close allies of Oparanya and ODM county leadership come out blazing, demanding for his resignation.

Source: Standard Digital April 24, 2022 17:10 UTC