Governor of Kakamega Wycliffe Oparanya addressing the press during a meeting with Kabras elders of Malava at Bishop Nicholas Stam Pastoral Centre in Kakamega on December 29, 2021, where the elders disclosed that they would endorse ODM leader Raila Odinga for the presidency under Azimio la Umoja at Bukhungu Stadium on December 31, 2021. Oparanya also endorsed his deputy to succeed him as governor in 2022.