Ruto Appoints Joshua Arap Sang to His Communications Team at State House

Former radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang has been appointed as the Director of Public Communications at the office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service in the State House.

President William Ruto made the appointment, recognizing Sang's two-decade-long career in the radio industry. Sang's previous employer was Media Max Emoo Radio which he left on March 24, 2023. Before his stint at the media outlet, Sang worked for the popular Kass FM. 

"Thank you, Your Excellency President Dr William Samoei Ruto, for appointing me as Director, of Public Communication in the office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service," Sang said in a statement, confirming his new job.

Sang's career in the media industry became controversial due to his alleged involvement in the 2007 post-election violence which led to him being accused of committing crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court (ICC) named Sang as one of the post-election violence suspects in 2012 along with William Ruto and Henry Kosgey. 

However, the case was dismissed in September 2016 on account of insufficient evidence. Recently, Sang made a return to the media by joining Emoo FM, a vernacular radio station owned by Mediamax. Sang is the latest journalist to land a government job following in the footsteps of Hussein Mohammed and Francis Gachuri who were bestowed state jobs after Ruto took power.