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17 governors to divorce deputies ahead of 2022 polls

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya and Homabay County Governor Cyprian Awiti during celebrations to mark International Disaster Risk Reduction day held at Kakamega Golf hotel on October 13, 2020. Seventeen governors are set to change their deputies should proposals of BBI be implemented.[Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Seventeen governors will be forced to do away with their current deputies and pick female running mates should the proposed constitutional changes become law.

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