Omar Mwinyi

Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa (born August 1, 1958 in Changamwe) is a Kenyan politician. He was elected to represent the Changamwe Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the Kenyan general election of 2013.[1] Shimbwa was elected under the Orange Democractic Movement. He was member of the Departmental Committee on Public Works, Roads & Transport.[2]

Honorable

Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa

MP
Member of Parliament
In office
2013–2018
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
ConstituencyChangamwe Constituency
Personal details
BornAugust 1, 1958
Changamwe, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
ProfessionPolitician

Controversy

In April 2017 during the ODM party nominations he 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.[3]

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.[4] He was sentenced to four years in prison with a fine option of Sh1 million.[5][6]

References
  1. Court validates Omar Mwinyi's election – VIDEO, retrieved December 4, 2018
  2. "Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa Biography | LoudestGist Wikipedia". loudestgist.com. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  3. Reporter, Standard. "ODM MP Omar Mwinyi arrested after storming polling station with supporters". The Standard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  4. "Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi jailed for four years". Nairobi News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  5. "Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi jailed for four years". Nairobi News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  6. "Kenyan MP jailed for election assault". The East African. Retrieved December 4, 2018.


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