'I am a co-governor, not a deputy,' Kakamega deputy governor Savula says

According to Savula, the county government has been divided into two parts: he will lead one half, while Barasa will lead the other.

He therefore stated that he should not be referred to as a deputy governor but as a co-governor.

"Don't let anyone lie to you that Savula returned to deputyship, we have divided the county government and the government of Kakamega into two. Barasa has taken half and Savula has taken half," he said in a tweet on Monday morning.

"Constitutionally, Kakamega has ten ministries. Barasa amechukua ministries tano na mimi nimechukua tano. I am not a deputy governor, I am a co-governor."

Savula's claims come a day after he claimed that Azimio la Umoja coalition operatives forced him to join the coalition and support Raila Odinga's presidential bid in the recently 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 said at a funeral in Lugari on Saturday.

Savula stated that he is eager to collaborate with President-elect William Ruto as he prepares to officially take over the Kenyan leadership on Tuesday at the Kasarani stadium.