Deputy Leader of Majority Party,Parliament of Kenya
Kenya Branch Representative –Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
In office 2003–2007
Personal details
Born
Taveta,Kenya
Political party
Kenya African National Union (KANU) (Until 2012) The National Alliance (TNA) (2012–2016) Jubilee Party (2016–Present)
Children
3
Occupation
Politician
Committees
Parliamentary Committee on Appointments House Business Committee Health Committee
Naomi Namsi Shaban is a Kenyan politician from the border town of Taveta. Born of Pare descent,she became the first woman elected to represent the Taveta Constituency in Parliament in 2002 through a Kenya African National Union (KANU) ticket. She defended the seat in 2007 election through KANU and won. Later she joined the National Alliance Party (TNA) and was re-elected to represent Taveta Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in 2013. In 2017 she was re-elected for a record fourth term in a controversial manner as her main opponent Morris Mutiso cried foul play and sought for the results to be annulled on grounds of irregularities and illegalities.[1][2]
In 2008 To 2010:she was appointed Minister of State for Special Programmes,Kenya;later in a cabinet reshuffle in August 2010,she became Minister for Gender and Children Affairs.[3]
Although she has managed to keep her children's fathers and marriages a mystery,She is a mother to three.
She is the current Deputy Leader of Majority Party in the Parliament of Kenya,a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments,House Business Committee and Health Committee. 2003 –2007:Kenya Branch Representative –Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
↑ Mureithi, Francis (August 17, 2010). "Kenya: Ruto Team Survives Reshuffle". AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved August 19, 2010. Dr Naomi Shaban switched places with Esther Murugi to take up the Gender and Children docket
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