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Aisha Jumwa's Biography in Summary

Aisha Jumwa, a former member of parliament for Malindi Township and current Cabinet secretary for Gender, is well-known in coastal politics. The former Kilifi woman representative is one of the country's outspoken female leaders. Jumwa is admired for her political steadfastness and assurance.

Place of Birth Aisha Jumwa

On March 23, 1975, in Takaungu, Kilifi County's Kilifi South Constituency, Hon. Aisha Jumwa Katana was born.

Aisha Jumwa Education Background

She attended Takaungu Primary School before transferring to Murray Girls Secondary School, where she left in form two because she couldn't afford the tuition.

She opted to start a small business after skipping two years of school. Later, she tried her hand at politics and was successful in getting elected as a councilor. She returned to school after that, finishing her secondary education while working as a councilor.

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Later, in 2013, she enrolled in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, where she later earned a Bachelor of Commerce in 2016 while holding a position as a Women Representative.

Aisha Jumwa children

In a family of five, Hon Aisha is the second child. Karisa, Selina, and Ruth are her three children, all of whom she raised alone. She also acts as a loving grandmother to Morgan, a small boy.

Aisha Jumwa Husband, Marriage Life

Aisha Jumwa has had two marriages. She was most recently married to Karisa Nzai Munyika, a fellow politician they both met in the 2000s.

Both of them were at the time councilors when they first met. Munyika represented Mombasa Municipal Council, and Jumwa represented Takaungu in Kilifi Municipal Council.

After Jumwa was chosen as the female candidate for Kilifi County in the general election of 2013, and Munyika was chosen as the MCA representative of the Jomvu ward in Mombasa, the couple divorced in 2014. About nine years into their relationship, the couple had given birth to a daughter. Jumwa's first marriage produced two more kids, both of whom bore the name of her first marriage.

Aisha Jumwa Career

Jumwa started her political career as a coast-based activist, attending political gatherings and screamed until she lost her voice against what she perceived as injustices there.

Jumwa held the position of Takangu KANU youth leader at one point and was chosen twice to serve on the Takangu Municipality council from 1997 and 2007. Jumwa's firmness, fearlessness, and confidence were frequently preferred by opposition leader Raila Odinga over those of Mekatilli Wa Menza, a well-known independence fighter.

Jumwa was chosen as the Orange Democratic Movement party's representative for Kilifi in 2013. On the ODM party line, she won the fiercely contested race for Malindi Township MP in 2017.

Jumwa is currently a leading coastal politician whose influence will be crucial in determining who succeeds Barack Obama as president.

The three-time mother of three believes her dream of becoming governor is getting closer to reality. She asserts that it is time to assume greater accountability for the residents of Kilifi.

"As the Woman MP of Kilifi, I was the first woman to be elected under the new Constitution. Later, I switched the goalposts to a single constituency and won again. I feel like I have a lot to contribute, so that's why I'm determined," she remarked.

The county's political support for ODM or Jubilee has not received any political guidance from Governor Kingi. According to some sources, Kingi will back whoever takes over as governor.

Leadership Skills

When Aisha Jumwa Katana was first chosen as a councilor and afterwards elevated to the position of chairwoman of Kilifi Town Council, her leadership abilities were sharpened. She would then run for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2007 for the larger Bahari Constituency but, sadly, did not succeed. This did not, however, deter her, as she opted to run for the Kilifi woman representative seat in 2013 and was successful.

She is credited with initiating the Guma water project, which would give the long-marginalized residents of the village access to piped water. Their acquisition of two water pans at a cost of Sh5 million through her initiative and two water projects supported by the Coast Water Project

Aisha Jumwa Arrested

Aisha Jumwa, a Malindi MP, and four other people were detained after one person was shot dead on Tuesday when they allegedly broke into the residence of an ODM candidate.

Police invaded Ms. Jumwa's home on Wednesday (16/10/2019) about 3 a.m. after camping out outside her gate since Tuesday night at 10 p.m. after she refused to let them in.

Ruben Katana's uncle, an ODM candidate in the Ganda Ward, was shot dead in confusion after the by-election on Thursday after the Malindi MP and her team rushed his home where he had met poll workers.

Before being detained, Ms. Jumwa explained to Nation that after Malindi Sub-County Police Commander Philip Wambugu failed to act on requests to disperse the crowd, Ms. Jumwa returned home to voice her disagreement with what she had said.

Aisha Jumwa Blames Joho, Kingi For Her Woes

Embattled Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa pulled Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and his Kilifi counterpart Amason Kingi into their woes as the Criminal Investigation Directorate (DCI) winds up inquiries into the fatal shooting of Ganda Ward representative Reuben Katana’s uncle.

Ms. Jumwa and her aide Geoffrey Okuto, arrested after Jola Ngumbao’s death after storming Mr. Katana’s home on the eve of the by-election, were released on each bail of Sh500,000.

But even as the seven lawmakers from ODM and about 30 MCAs from Kilifi County seek signatures from residents of Malindi to have Ms. Jumwa recalled, she accused the two governors and some MPs of instigating her detention.

Ms. Jumwa, who expressed interest in Kilifi’s gubernatorial seat, told Governors Joho and Kingi that they were engaged in ODM politics rather than development, and of not having area residents’ interests at heart.

DCI question Aisha Jumwa over the embezzlement of Ksh. 58 million Public Funds

Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa was on Thursday questioned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over allegedly embezzling Ksh.57,711,690 of public funds.

Documents seen by Citizen Digital reveal that the MP’s two children are also implicated in the scandal through their company Kaseru Construction Ltd.

“From the foregoing, it is clear that there was collusion to embezzle public funds, and there was a major conflict of interest on the part of Aisha Jumwa Karisa,” the document from the Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit reads.

Four companies linked to Jumwa are said to have received a total of Ksh. 312,624,464.

Out of this amount, the MP allegedly received a total of Ksh. 57,711,690 into her bank account.

It is alleged that between March 2014 to August 2018, her children’s company Kaseru Construction Ltd received Ksh. 64,735,504 from Kilifi County through their Equity Bank account.

The funds are said to have been for payment of services rendered to the county through a number of tenders.

One of the listed transactions is Ksh. 9,495, 512.05 allegedly sent to Kaseru Construction Ltd on May 11, two years ago.

The DCI report further indicates that after the payment was made, MP Aisha Jumwa coincidentally received Ksh.3million.

At the same time, her Likoni counterpart Mishi Juma Hamisi apparently also received Ksh.3,000,000.

Other transactions under investigation by the DCI include withdrawals from a Cooperative Bank account operated by Jumwa’s son Karisa.

The withdrawals are said to have totaled Ksh. 46,100,509.

The same account was allegedly used to transfer another Ksh. 5,000,000 to Likoni MP Hamisi and Ksh.15,150,000 to Jumwa.

Jumwa’s daughter is alleged to have received Ksh. 40,685,000 from the same account.

A second company—Gadu Stores– also said to be run by Jumwa’s son, was listed in the DCI statement.

He is apparently the sole proprietor of the company that was registered on April 11, 2014, and allegedly contracted to supply ECD furniture to Kilifi County.

An account at Equity Bank under the company’s name reportedly received Ksh. 30,000,000 from the county.

Ksh.4,020,000 from this account was then allegedly transferred to Jumwa via RGTS.

The DCI is seeking to have Jumwa and ten others be prosecuted for abuse of office, money laundering, failing to adhere to procurement procedures, bid-rigging, conspiracy to commit an offense, and fraudulent acquisition of public property.

Aisha Jumwa Clash with Francis Atwoli

During the Labor Day celebration at Uhuru Park on May 1, after Mishi Mboko had spoken and scolded Aisha Jumwa for disrespecting Atwoli, Central Organization for Trade Union (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli Said: “Achana na huyo mama, hata sio type yangu, huyo hata si taste yangu. Anacheza Sana na Jina yangu. Mpime na ruler, hata Hana kiuno(Ignore that lady she is not my taste. She is joking with my personality. Measure her waist with a ruler and you will know she has nothing).

The Malindi Member of Parliament and a diehard of Deputy President William Ruto has clapped back to the outspoken unionist during a funeral service for Kilifi Woman Representative Gertrude Mbeyu’s father, Justus Chitole on Saturday, sarcastically giving a reason why she is not fit of Atwoli caliber.

“Juzi nilisikia mnabweka bweka ooh Aisha Jumwa si type yangu… Atwoli Mimi type yako naijua…wewe umezoea kupeleka machine ya probox , V8 utaiweza ( I recently heard people shouting that Aisha jumwa is not my taste…Atwoli I know your type, you are used to driving a probox will you manage a V8?),” she said.

Atwoli has, on several occasions, expressed his disapproval of Deputy President William Ruto candidature for presidency come 2022 saying, on record, that his name will not be in the ballot.

His remarks were not welcome by all as it attracted czar criticism from allies of Deputy President, including Aisha Jumwa, who dismissed his claims as unfounded.

Aisha Jumwa Clash with Edwin Sifuna

There was drama at the funeral of Mombasa Deputy Governor William Kingi’s father on 4th May 2019 after Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa cut short ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna’s speech.

Jumwa accused Sifuna of talking politics during the funeral and asked him to respect the Mijikenda. Sifuna stated that he had been sent to represent NASA leader Raila Odinga at the sendoff ceremony, but things quickly went south when he started explaining why Jumwa was expelled from ODM.

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