Aisha Jumwa is a Kenyan Politician under Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and since August 31st, 2017, she is the National Assembly’s Member for Malindi constituency. She, previously, served as Women Representatives for Kilifi County. She said she would pay for the renovation of Muthaiga police cell after being arrested over hate speech remarks with other Member of Parliament. Aisha said that though there was water and they could clean themselves, no human being should be subjected to such treatment. The situation was inhumane and not even fit for criminals.
They were not allowed to change thier clothes. Imagine a woman staying in the same clothes for four days and Visits by relatives and colleagues were denied. Most of their relatives came but they were not allowed to see them. Only her son and CORD co-principals were allowed to see them once. She would go back to Muthaiga and pay for the refurbishment of the cell’s floor where she spent three days so that the next guests could stay in a dignified place.
Age
Aisha was born in 1975. She belongs to the Giriama’s tribe.
Husband
Aisha has been married twice and had been married to her fellow politician Karisa Nzai Munyika whom they met in the 2000s, most recently. The two met while both they were politicians. He was the councilor of Mombasa municipal council while Aisha was the councilor representative of Takaungu in Kilifi.
The two separated in 2014 shortly after she had been elected as the woman representative for Kilifi County in the 2013 and Munyika elected as the MCA of Jomvu ward in Mombasa. They had been together for about 9 years and blessed with a daughter. She had other two children from her first marriage.
Education
She attended Takanga primary school and later joined Murray secondary school. She was also a student at Ganze secondary school and Nyali senior school. She narrated how she dropped school while in form Two to have a child and later proceeded with the school. Aisha is a commerce graduate from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT). Jumwa also holds a certificate in governance from the same institution, JKUAT.
Family
Aisha Jumwa is the second born in a family of five and she is a single mother of three children, Karisa, Selina and Ruth. She also a grandson, Morgan.
Career
She began her political career as an activist at the coast where she attended political meetings and yelling herself hoarse over what she called injustices at the coast. Aisha once served as Takangu KANU youth leader and was elected as Takangu Municipality councilor two times that’s between 1997 and 2007. Opposition leader Raila Odinga frequently preferred her to Mekatilli Wa Menza, who is well known as freedom fighter because of her firmness, fearless nature and confidence. In 2013, she was elected Kilifi woman representative on the Orange Democratic Movement party. In 2017, Jumwa was elected Malindi Township MP in the hotly contested election on the ODM party ticket.
She is now a main coastal politician whose influence will play a critical part in who becomes the next president in 2022. In what political analysts say is a blow to the Raila Odinga should he choose to compete in the 2022 general election, Jumwa has proclaimed support for DP Ruto for president.
Since 2015, she has wanted to run for governor and she says that the vision is closer to reality. It is the time to take a bigger responsibility for the Kilifi’s people. She said that she was the first woman to be elected under the new Constitution as the Woman MP of Kilifi, then she shifted the goalpost to a single constituency and won as well. She feels she has something big to offer, thus her resolve.
The current Governor Kingi has not said whom he will support or give political direction to the county and which party to support. Some insiders say whomever the governor supports will become the next governor.
