Omar Mwinyi

Honourable
Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa
MP
Member of Parliament
In office
2013–present[1]
PresidentWilliam Ruto
ConstituencyChangamwe Constituency
Personal details
Born (1958-08-01) August 1, 1958 (age 66)
Changamwe, Kenya
ProfessionPolitician

Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa (born August 1, 1958 in Changamwe, Mombasa, Kenya) is a Kenyan politician and member of the Kenyan Parliament.[1] He was elected as a member (MP) of the National Assembly of Kenya in 2013.[2] He has been re-elected twice during the 2017 and 2022 Kenyan general election.[3][4][5]

Political career

Shimbwa was elected to represent the Changamwe Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the Kenyan general election of 2013. His election was unsuccessfully challenged in court by Philip Munge Ndolo, who garnered the 2nd most votes behind Shimbwa.[6] He was elected under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was member of the Departmental Committee on Public Works, Roads & Transport.[7]

He was re-elected in 2017. His election was challenged in court by Mohamed Mahamud Ali, a voter in his constituency. The Election Court upheld the election in a 8 February 2018 ruling.[4][3] Upon appeal to the High Court of Kenya, a judgment issued on 26 July 2018, upheld his election.[3]

Election violence controversy

In April 2017, during the ODM party nominations, Shimbwa stormed the polling units with supporters and destroyed voting materials that were to be used for the election. On April 22, 2017, he was arrested on grounds of allowing his supporters to assault two police officers at the polling station.[8]

On August 2, 2018, after months of legal proceedings, the Magistrate court found him guilty of the charges that he allowed his supporters to destroy election material and also brutally assault two police officers.[9] He was sentenced to four years in prison or an alternative fine option of KSh. 1,000,000/= (~US$10,000).[10][9][11]

References

  1. ^ a b Josphat, Gachie (May 12, 2021). "Kenyan MPS – Members of Parliament Kenya (Mps in Kenya)". Kenya Cradle. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa". Mzalendo. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Election Petition Appeal 7 of 2018". Kenya Law. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Muyanga, Philip (February 28, 2018), "Court validates Omar Mwinyi's election – VIDEO", Nation, retrieved December 4, 2018
  5. ^ Wanjala, Caiaphas (April 24, 2020). "Mombasa County constituencies and Members of Parliament". Tuko.
  6. ^ "Election Petition 1 of 2013". Kenya Law. September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa Biography | LoudestGist Wikipedia". loudestgist.com. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Reporter, Standard. "ODM MP Omar Mwinyi arrested after storming polling station with supporters". The Standard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Ocharo, Brian (August 2, 2018). "Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi jailed for four years". Nairobi News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  10. ^ Nyambura, Eva (August 2, 2018). "Changamwe MP, Omar Mwinyi To Face 4 Year Jail Term Or Pay KSh1 Million Fine". Kahawa Tunga.
  11. ^ Daily Nation (August 2, 2018). "Kenyan MP jailed for election assault". The East African. Retrieved December 4, 2018.


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