The 2022 Presidential campaign will be one of a kind i guess. Most political giants are declaring their bid to compete for this top seat in the nation.
What what is even becoming more interesting is the fact that people are joining the race with all their wealth and investment.
Kakamega Governor and the council of governors Chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya has started making considerable steps that would land him to the state house.
Oparanya has already established a full-fledged presidential secretariat in Nairobi’s upmarket Kilimani Estate and hired researchers and political advisers three and a half years to the polls.
Sources close to his team said the former minister and second-term governor has also acquired a chopper, joining the privileged sky team club. The size of his financial war chest is not publicly known, but an MP from the county said the reclusive governor has suddenly become “philanthropic”.
Two weeks ago, Oparanya hosted 12 of the county’s elected leaders and two of its nominated leaders for a two-day retreat at the Windsor Golf and Country Club in Kiambu county.
At the end of the retreat, he managed to lobby many of those present to buy into his presidential bid.
Deputy President William Ruto is said to be courting Oparanya as a potential running mate and his critics say the DP has a hand in the governor’s renewed political activities and higher profile.
Oparanya yesterday rubbished any links to the DP, saying he is his own man. His profile has been growing, leading to his overwhelming election as CoG boss.
The county chief is also the founding chairman of the Lake Region Economic Bloc, which brings together 14 counties from Western Kenya.