10 Things To Know About The Late Soita Shitanda

The former Malava MP died at 2pm at the Nairobi Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition, a staff at the hospital told the star on Tuesday.

Here are 10 quick facts about him.

1. He belonged to New Ford Kenya and was elected to represent the Malava Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya.
2. Soita represented Malava constituency since 1997, after he ousted the then, Minister of Health, Mr. Joshua Angatia in the general election, vying on a Ford Kenya ticket.
3. He was re-elected to parliament in 2002 on the NARC ticket
4. He served as an assistant minister in the office of the president 2005,
5. He was appointed minister for housing in a cabinet reshuffle in 2005.
6. Mr. Soita was again re-elected in the Kenyan parliamentary election, of 2007.
7. He was also re-appointed Minister for Housing.
8. Shitanda 57, was the chairman of the Agricultural Development Corporation.
9. Shitanda after decamping to UDF contested for Kakamega governor in 2013.
10. He passed on afternoon of 24th, May 2016 at Nairobi Hospital.