Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, EGH is a Kenyan politician, serving as the incumbent governor of Kakamega County and Council of Governors chairperson.
He was elected 4 March 2013 and became the first governor of Kakamega County following promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, and subsequently in August 2017, for his second term as the governor.
He is, therefore, the pioneer Governor of Kakamega County under the devolved system of governance in Kenya that established 47 counties.
He was previously Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 in the government of President Mwai Kibaki.
He was appointed on 14 January 2019 as the Council of Governors of Kenya chairperson.