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Police allow Kakamega county boss to hold political meeting

Council of Governors chairman Wycliffe Oparanya. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The meeting steered by Bunyore elders was held at the home of ANC branch chairman Julius Ochiel, angering the top leadership of the Musalia Mudavadi-led party.
  • Other than the political meeting, Mr Ochiel used the event to mark the anniversary for his father, the late Nehemiah Ochiel, who once served as the mayor in Kakamega.

An attempt by Vihiga officials to block a meeting attended by Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya at an ANC official's home Friday flopped as the political gathering proceeded uninterrupted.

The meeting steered by Bunyore elders was held at the home of ANC branch chairman Julius Ochiel, angering the top leadership of the Musalia Mudavadi-led party.