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Broad-based family: Ruto appoints Raila nephew as adviser
Mr Jaoko Oburu.
President William Ruto has appointed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's nephew, Jaoko Oburu, as Adviser, Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihoods.
He is set to hold the position for a period of three years, adding to President Ruto's growing growing number of advisers.
The appointment was made through a letter from the office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.
The letter states that the appointment is on "Local Agreement Terms" and is effective March 2025.
On Tuesday, he took to social media to thank the president for the new job.
Jaoko is the son of Siaya Senator Dr Oburu Oginga.
In the run-up to the 2022 General Election, he shelved his ambitions to contest for the Langata parliamentary seat to focus on his father's and uncle's campaigns.
Jaoko was also said to be eyeing the Bondo parliamentary seat, a position his father held for over two decades. Oburu served as Bondo MP for four terms between 1994 and 2013, before he was replaced by Dr Gideon Ochanda who is now serving his third term.
Jaoko chose to lead the Young Turks Handshake Alliance that rallied youths to vote for Mr Odinga, and joined by his brother Elijah Oburu who lost in the ODM Kisumu Central Parliamentary seat primaries.