Benard Shinali Profile: Family, Education, Career and Politics

Bernard Shinali Masaka is a Kenyan politician and an accountant with a background in governance, budgeting, and environmental affairs.

He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ikolomani Constituency for three consecutive terms, from 2013 to 2022, and is serving his third term.

Masaka is expected to take up the chairmanship position for the Trade Parliamentary Committee.

Benard Shinali Education Background

Masaka holds a Degree in Business Management from SMC University and the Swiss Management Centre (2012-2015).

He also pursued a Diploma in County Management at KCA University (2013-2014).

Before his higher education, the MP studied at Lubinu High School, where he obtained the Kenya Certificate of Education (1980-1983).

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Political Career & Employment History

Masaka has been a representative of Ikolomani Constituency, serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Kenya National Assembly from 2013 to 2022

During his tenure, he actively participated in various legislative processes and policy formulation, advocating for financial accountability. 

Throughout his time in office, Masaka was actively involved in multiple parliamentary committees, where he played key roles in budgeting, legislation, and oversight.

They include:

Vice-Chairperson – Budget & Appropriation Committee (2017-2022)

Member – Environment & Natural Resources Committee (2020-2022)

Member – Sports, Culture & Tourism Committee (2017-2020)

Member – Administration & National Security Committee (2013-2017)

Member – Delegated Legislation Committee (2013-2017)

At the same time, the MP is affiliated with the Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association,

Masaka was a winner in the East Africa Legislative Assembly Football Tournament and received The Salvation Army Self-Denial Best Giver Award (2022) for his dedication to philanthropy and community service.

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Family & Loss

MP Shinali Bernard Masaka has experienced both personal tragedy and legal challenges in his family life.

In 2019, Masaka mourned the tragic loss of his firstborn son, Chris Adema Masaka, who passed away at the age of 35 while on holiday with his family in Arizona, United States.

Chris, a US Marine and Army reservist, reportedly drowned while trying to rescue a teenage girl of Canadian descent who was struggling in a swimming pool. 

In 2021, the MP found himself entangled in a legal battle after a woman, Caroline Mutheu Mwakodi, claimed he fathered her then five-year-old son.

She filed a case in 2019, demanding Ksh200,000 in monthly child support, which included expenses for rent, medical insurance, a house help, food, clothing, and entertainment.

In March 2020, buccal swabs obtained from Shinali, the woman, and their child proved the MP fathered the child.

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