Oparanya is the current governor of Kakamega County serving his last term after being reelected in 2017. He is also the immediate former Chairman of the Council of Governor’s (COG), a position he handed over to Embu Governor Martin Wambora on January 29, 2021.
Oparanya is a certified public accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
Martha Karua is former MP for Gichugu Constituency and is an Advocate of the High Court.
She attended Kabare Girls Boarding School before proceeding to Kiburia Girls Secondary School.
She later enrolled to study Law at the University of Nairobi.
Anne Waiguru is the Governor of Kirinyaga County.
Born in 1972, Waiguru joined Nairobi River Primary School before heading to Precious Blood Girls Secondary School, Riruta.
She moved to Egerton University where she graduated with a Degree in Agriculture and Home Economics.
The world trade leader is the Secretary-General of the Central Organisation Trade Union (COTU), a position he has held since 2001.
He is also the General Secretary of the Kenya Plantation & Agricultural Workers Union and the President of the Pan African Labour movement, the Organization of African Trade Union Unity, OATUU.
Charity Kaluki Ngilu is the current Kitui County Governor. She is one of the three women governors that were elected as governors in the 2017 General Election.
Ngilu’s political career spans three decades having first vied and won the Kitui central parliamentary seat in 1992.
Ali Hassan Joho is the governor of Mombasa County and the Deputy Party Leader of the Orange Democratic Party (ODM).
Joho is currently serving his second and last term as Mombasa Governor and declared his interest in the Presidency. The former Kisauni MP is seeking to vie for the 2022 presidential election via the ODM party ticket.
Kalonzo Musyoka is the chairman of the Wiper Democratic Movement.
Kalonzo studied at Kitui High School, Meru School and later went to the University of Nairobi where he studied law.
Musalia Mudavadi is a Kenya politician who served as the seventh Vice President of Kenya during Mzee Moi Regime and is the chairman of the Amani National Congress (ANC) Party.
His political life kicked off in 1989 when he became an MP for Sabatia Constituency after he was elected unopposed after his father, Moses Mudavadi passed away.
Raila Odinga is the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya - and opposition leader.
Raila attended Kisumu Union Primary, then Maranda High School before moving to Germany for his university degree.
William Ruto is the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya and the Deputy Chairman of the ruling Jubilee Party.
Ruto joined the University of Nairobi and graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Botany and Zoology before returning to the same institution for a Master’s in Plant Ecology and graduated with a PhD in 2018.