Stanley Shapashina Oloitiptip
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Stanley Shapashina Oloitiptip (1924–1985) was a Kenyan politician and cabinet minister. He was born in Endoinyo Oontawua in southern Kenya. He was the son on Naseramporro and Olong’oyana Oloitiptip and a member of the Ilaitayiok Maasai clan.[1]
In 1963, Oloitiptip was elected to Kenya's first parliament, representing Kajiado South as a member of the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) party ticket. He continued to serve in the Kenya Parliament of the next 23 years.[1]
In 1984, Oloitiptip was jailed for 12 months for tax evasion. He subsequently lost his parliamentary seat. Oloitiptip retired from public life, and died on 22 January 1985, aged 61.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stanley Shapashina ole Oloitiptip – The man who stood up to colonialists for Maasai land rights". Kenya Yearbook. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.