Oparanya elected as new CoG Chairman : The Standard

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has been voted unanimously as the new Council of Governors Chairman. Oparanya was contesting against six contestants namely: Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga County), Anyang' Nyong'o (Kisumu County), Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu County), Salim Mvurya (Kwale County) and Josphat Nanok (Turkana). Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok was seeking re-election after expiry of his one-year term which began in December 2017. Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has been voted in as the Vice Chair of CoG. Oparanya is the fifth governor to be picked to head the council after Isaac Rutto (Bomet), Peter Munya (Meru), Salim Mvurya (Kwale) and Josphat Nanok (Turkana).

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The vote comes in the wake of a tussle pitting counties against Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA). Recently, a number of counties opposed the proposal formulated by the CRA for disbursing devolved funds to the counties. Certain counties feeling aggrieved argued that the CRA did not consider the way in which counties contribute to revenue collection at the national levels, and failed to factor in poverty levels in various regions.

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