| Intro | Kenyan politician |
| A.K.A. | Omar Mwinyi |
| Is | Politician |
| From | Kenya |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 August 1958, Changamwe, Kenya |
| Age: | 62 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa (born August 1, 1958 in Changamwe) is a Kenyan politician. He was elected to represent the Changamwe Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the Kenyan general election of 2013. Shimbwa was elected under the Orange Democractic Movement. He was member of the Departmental Committee on Public Works, Roads & Transport.
Controversy
In April 2017 during the ODM party nominations he stormed the polling units with supporters and destroyed voting materials that were to be used for the election. On April 22, 2017 he was arrested on grounds of allowing his supporters to assault two police officers at the polling station.
On August 2, 2018, after months of legal proceedings the Magistrate court found him guilty of the charges that he allowed his supporters to destroy election material and also brutally assault two police officers. He was sentenced to four years in prison with a fine option of Sh1 million.