These, and his closeness to successive royal families - whom he could count amongst his kith and kin by several different connections - made him a figure of great power and influence.
There are also cases where politicians elevate their kith and kin in the system over and above their previous professional superiors-an unwholesome politicisation of technocracy.
Children who can not remain with caregivers are sometimes placed with other family members (kin), family friends (kith), or in customary care, which is an option for aboriginal children.
