Ruto appoints Prof Makau Mutua Senior Advisor of Constitutional Affairs

Ruto appoints Prof Makau Mutua Senior Advisor of Constitutional Affairs

President William Ruto Wednesday appointed Prof Makau Mutua as the Senior Advisor of Constitutional Affairs in the Executive Office of the President.

He said Mutua, a lawyer by profession, brings a wealth of experience in legal, constitutional and human rights matters.

“Congratulations Prof Mutua. I welcome you to join a dynamic team of public servants in the implementation of our Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda,” Ruto said in a statement Wedneasday evening.

Prof Mutua promised to deliver.

“I am grateful to His Excellency President William Ruto for appointing me Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs in the Executive Office of the President. Our Constitution is the beating heart of the Republic. Mr President, I promise to serve you and our fellow citizens with diligence, honor, and distinction,” he said in a post on X.

His appointment comes barely a week after President Ruto appointed Jaoko Oburu Odinga, son of Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga, to the position of Special Advisor, Economic Empowerment, and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Executive Office of the President.

Mutua is a former Azimio spokesperson and his appointment further serves to demonstrate Ruto’s committment to working with the opposition wing led by Raila Odinga, following the siging of their working pact in March.

Mutua joins the long list of leaders from the opposition who have benefited from the broad-based government between Ruto and Raila.

He had been in a team that unsuccessfully pushed for Raila’s election as Africa Union Commission chair.