Kakamega Deputy Governor-elect Ayub Savula has claimed that he is a co-governor and not a deputy.
Speaking on Saturday, September 10, at a funeral in Lumakanda Savula alleged that the county has been divided into a 50/50 share between him and Governor Fernandes Barasa.
“Let nobody cheat you that Savula went back to being the deputy, no. We have divided the county government of Kakamega into two, Barasa has taken half and I have taken half,” he said.
According to Savula, the ministries in Kakamega will also be divided equally among them.
He called on Barasa to emulate president-elect William Ruto and keep his promise.
“According to the county Constitution, Kakamega has ten ministries. Barasa will appoint five and I will appoint five,” Savula alleged.
He also claimed that he was coerced, and intimidated by Azimio operatives into supporting Raila Odinga’s presidential bid in the just concluded General Election.
“I have not mentioned it to anyone but today I will go public about it. It is the coercion from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) that forced me to support the Azimio coalition. They arrested me together with my two wives at night on fictitious charges,” he added.
The former Lugari Member of Parliament asked Ruto, not to disdain leaders who did not support him. He added that he was willing to work with the incoming government for the sake of the people of Kakamega County.
Savula was jointly elected with Governor-elect Ferdinand Barasa on an ODM ticket.
