Omar Mwinyi
Kenyan politician -Member of parliament for Changamwe
Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa (born August 1, 1958 in Changamwe, Mombasa, Kenya) is a Kenyan politician and member of the Kenyan Parliament. He was elected as a member (MP) of the National Assembly of Kenya in 2013. He has been re-elected twice during the 2017 and 2022 Kenyan general election.
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.
He was elected under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was member of the Departmental Committee on Public Works, Roads & Transport.
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.
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