Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has revealed how President Uhuru Kenyatta sent him back to ODM leader Raila Odinga when he tried to engage him in talks over his 2022 Presidential bid.
Oparanya who was speaking at a funeral event in Butere on Monday said he went to President Kenyatta to ask for support ahead of the upcoming 2022 politics, but Uhuru sent him back to Raila.
This made the Kakamega County boss to ask Raila not to run in 2022 and support him because the ODM leader has failed four times to capture the top seat.
“I have talked to President Uhuru Kenyatta and asked for his support but he asked me talk to Raila. I am taking to him and even Deputy President William Ruto because I am not closing the door on anyone,” he said.
The Council of Governors chairman was recently linked to DP Ruto’s kitchen cabinet. He has not denied this. He however skipped a fundraiser presided over by the DP in Kakamega on Sunday.
He hopes to use his development record, particularly flagship projects like the Sh10 billion Kakamega County Referral Hospital and upgrading of Bukhungu stadium, to anchor his presidential bid.
Oparanya said his star is shining and his quest for the top seat unstoppable.
“I have been elected to chair the Lake Region Economic Bloc. President Uhuru made me co-chair of the sugar task force and lately I was elected CoG chairman. This means my track record is clear and nothing will stop me becoming the fifth president of Kenya,” he said.
Oparanya has previously said he, Mudavadi and Wetang’ula were in talks to agree on one among them to run for the presidency.