{"id":192224,"date":"2023-07-18T07:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=192224"},"modified":"2023-07-18T07:01:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T04:01:30","slug":"willis-raburu-lands-new-job-as-nairobi-governors-communications-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/willis-raburu-lands-new-job-as-nairobi-governors-communications-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Willis Raburu lands new job as Nairobi Governor&#8217;s Communications Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Citizen TV presenter Willis Raburu has revealed that he has landed a new job as Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja&#8217;s Communications Director.<\/p>\n<p>Raburu made the announcement on Phil Director&#8217;s podcast on Monday, where he spoke about his new role and his plans for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Raburu said that he is excited about the new challenge and that he is looking forward to working with Sakaja to communicate the governor&#8217;s vision for Nairobi. 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