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Why Governor Wilber Ottichilo is a man under pressure

Governor Wilber Ottichilo addressing county employees after overseeing the swearing-in of the new county secretary Ezekiel Ayiego. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Since Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo was elected into office in 2017, the county boss has been walking a tightrope.

Dr Ottichilo has survived politically by the skin of his teeth for almost four years, having been sued several times by civil society pressure groups...