Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) has distanced itself from recent statements by one of its members - Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula. In a tweet on Monday Morning, Savula stated that there was an agreement for him to share powers with Governor Fernandes Barasa, and it was signed by his party and ODM. What followed was a message from DAP-K party, which said it is fully behind Governor Barasa, dismissing the “sideshows and blackmails” from Savula. “As a coalition partner, we shall support @BarasaFernandes to deliver to Kakamega County people on his promises pegged on #MaendeleoNaUsawa devoid of sideshows and blackmails. We have an agreement to deliver devolution fruits to the people after the swearing-in on Thursday,” DAP-K said. This was after Savula said he should not be referred to as deputy governor, but co-governor since he and Governor Barasa have split the County Government into two. "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, Kamagega has ten ministries. Barasa amechukua ministries tano na mimi nimechukua tano. I am not a deputy governor, I am a co-governor,” he added. Before his Monday statement, Savula had said that he was coerced to join the Azimio la Umoja Coalition to avoid being arrested for supporting President-elect William Ruto. “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, adding that he has always supported Ruto.