Moses Akaranga | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor of Vihiga County | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2013 | |
| Deputy | Caleb Temba Amaswache |
| Succeeded by | Dr Wilber K Ottichilo |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | Musalia Mudavadi |
| Succeeded by | Musalia Mudavadi |
| Constituency | Sabatia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1953 |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | PPK |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Akaranga |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Munugi |
| Occupation | Reverend |
Reverend Moses Akaranga is a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of Vihiga county having been defeated by Dr. Wilberforce Ottichilo in August 2017. He is also former Member of parliament for Sabatia constituency, having defeated Musalia Mudavadi of KANU from the Sabatia Constituency seat in the 2002 elections on a Ford-Kenya ticket. He served only one term and was defeated by Mudavadi, who was now representing Orange Democratic Movement at the 2007 elections.
He is the first Kenyan Member of Parliament to unseat a sitting Vice President.