Soita Shitanda

Soita Shitanda (9 November 1958 – 24 May 2016)^[1] was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to New Ford Kenya and was elected to represent the Malava Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya. Soita represented Malava constituency from 1997, after he ousted the then Minister of Health, Mr. Joshua Angatia in the general election, vying on a Ford Kenya ticket. He was re-elected to parliament in 2002 on the NARC ticket and served as an assistant minister in the office of the president, being appointed minister for housing in a cabinet reshuffle in 2005. Mr. Soita was re-elected in the 2007 general elections^[2] and re-appointed Minister for Housing. He died on the afternoon of 24 May 2016 at The Nairobi Hospital.

Soita Shitanda
Member of the National Assembly of Kenya
In office 1997–2013
Preceded by	Joshua Angatia
Succeeded by	Malulu Injendi
Constituency	Malava Constituency
Minister for Housing
In office 2005–2013
President	Mwai Kibaki
Personal details
Born	(1958-11-09)9 November 1958 Kenya
Died	24 May 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 57) Nairobi, Kenya
Political party	New Ford Kenya
Other political affiliations	Ford Kenya (1997) NARC (2002)
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Minister for Housing