A video of MSMEs & Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya introducing his three wives in public has resurfaced online, sparking renewed debate and amusement.
The clip, filmed during his homecoming ceremony last year, shows Oparanya inviting his wives to the podium in an unusually casual manner, tickling President William Ruto and other dignitaries with his choice of words.
“Haya, wamama wale wamekuja hapa? Wale ambao wamepata nafasi ya kuja hapa karibu. Na mmoja ndio ataongea,” Oparanya said, turning back and forth between fellow leaders and a laughing crowd.
One by one, his wives joined him on stage.
Introducing Sharon Oparanya, he quipped: “Huyu ndiye anaangalia wardrobe. Vile mzee anakaa.”
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He then introduced Tabitha Ambetsa and Priscilla Oparanya, with clear instructions that only the latter should speak.
The video has since gone viral, with Kenyans online flooding the comments section.
Oyoo Clinton asked: “Si mumeona First wife ndo huongea?”
Another joked: “First wife privileges... I want to marry two more wives courtesy of Oparanya.”
Suzzan added: “Things were going well until he said nyinyi mwende make.”
This was not Oparanya’s first time publicly introducing his family.
At another past event, he also amused the crowd with his humorous introductions, referring to his first wife as his day one.
Equally, his love life has often been in the spotlight. Not long ago, Oparanya trended on social media after photos of him with Mary Biketi were leaked online.
He later defended the images, confirming they were genuine.
“Those are genuine photos. I don't know why someone would waste time trying to circulate them. It's unfortunate whoever took the photos leaked to the press,” he said at the time, adding that he found the public interest puzzling since the pictures were “decent.”
Biketi has also openly defended their relationship, once telling a radio interviewer:
“There are times I go through his phone and block whoever needs to be blocked. Kuna tudem tudem, jamani hawawezi kosa. Bado wasichana wanamtaka. I block, block, block. Wale wa nje wabaki nje.”