President William Ruto has appointed former Turkana North MP and East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) member Christopher Doye Nakuleu as his new Senior Political Advisor, further expanding the growing list of presidential advisers in his administration.
While congratulating him on his appointment, Beatrice Askul Moe, Cabinet Secretary for the East African Community (EAC), praised Nakuleu's vast expertise, signalling that he was well-positioned for the job.
''Congratulations, Christopher Doye Nakuleu, on your appointment as Senior Political Advisor to President William Ruto,'' Askul wrote.
Nakuleu brings decades of political expertise to the State House, having served as a two-term MP for Turkana North (2013-2022), EALA representative (2007-2012), and Speaker of Turkana County Assembly (2022-2023).
''Having served as an EALA (East African Legislative Assembly) member, Turkana North MP for two terms and recently as the Speaker of the County Assembly of Turkana, you have accumulated a wealth of valuable experience in the political arena to prepare you well for this role,'' the CS continued.
Nakuleu lands the position barely three months after he resigned as the Speaker of the Turkana County Assembly.
He resigned on February 26, following a motion to remove him from office over allegations of gross misconduct, tabled by Kalokol Ward MCA Michael Ebenyo.
This latest hiring adds to President Ruto’s expanding list of advisors, which now includes 21 special advisers across various sectors.
Ruto's advisors are Makau Mutua (Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs), Moses Kuria (Senior Economic Advisor), David Ndii (Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors), Monica Juma (National Security Advisor), Dominic Menjo (Food Security and Animal Production Advisor), Edward Kisiang’ani (Senior Advisor & Member of the Council of Economic Advisors), Joseph Boinnet (Deputy National Security Advisor), and Jaoko Oburu (Special Advisor on Youth Economic Empowerment).
Others are Silvester Kasuku (Governance Advisor), Harriette Chiggai (Advisor on Women’s Rights), Abdi Guliye (Advisor on Livestock and Rangeland Management), Nancy Laibuni (Associate Member of the Council of Economic Advisors), Advisor Kennedy (Ogeto Senior Legal Advisor), and Augustine Cheruiyot (Senior Advisor and Head of the Presidential Economic Secretariat).
Henry Kinyua (Advisor on Food Security), Joe Ager (Advisor on Governance), Karisa Nzai (Political Advisor), Ali Somane (Advisor on Security Affairs in the Office of the National Security), Mohammed Hassan (Advisor in the Council of Economic Advisors) and Steven Otieno (Advisor on Cooperatives).
The list is now raising concerns about the president’s commitment to reducing wastage and duplication of roles, with the cost of the advisors running into over a billion shillings annually.
