Remove dependency on unsupported k8s.io/kubernetes library

[katrogan]

TL;DR

See kubernetes/kubernetes#79384 (comment) for background,

use of packages within the k8s.io/kubernetes module as a library/dependency is unsupported and not recommended.

Type

• Bug Fix
• Feature
• Plugin

Are all requirements met?

• Code completed
• Smoke tested
• Unit tests added
• Code documentation added
• Any pending items have an associated Issue

Complete description

How did you fix the bug, make the feature etc. Link to any design docs etc

Tracking Issue

NA

Follow-up issue

NA

[codecov]

Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Comparison is base (35de5b8) 67.70% compared to head (3c6dafa) 67.69%.

Additional details and impacted files

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##           master     #457      +/-   ##
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- Coverage   67.70%   67.69%   -0.01%     
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  Files         148      148              
  Lines        6641     6639       -2     
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- Hits         4496     4494       -2     
  Misses       1855     1855              
  Partials      290      290              

Flag	Coverage Δ
unittests	67.69% <100.00%> (-0.01%)	⬇️

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