Naomi Shaban

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]

Naomi Namsi Shaban
Member of Parliament for Taveta Constituency
In office 2002–2022
Minister of State for Special Programmes
In office 2008–2010
President	Mwai Kibaki
Minister for Gender and Children Affairs
In office 2010–2013
President	Mwai Kibaki
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

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