{{Short description|Kenyan politician}} {{Use British English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Fatuma Hamisi Masito | image = Fatuma Masito.jpg | office = Women Representative for Kwale County | term_start = 16 August 2022 | party = Orange Democratic Movement }}
'''Fatuma Hamisi Masito''' is a Kenyan politician.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HON. MASITO, FATUMA HAMISI {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=https://parliament.go.ke/index.php/the-national-assembly/hon-masito-fatuma-hamisi |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=parliament.go.ke |archive-date=2025-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250701113245/http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php/the-national-assembly/hon-masito-fatuma-hamisi |url-status=live }}</ref> She is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwale Woman Rep, senator renew 'lost' love with Raila |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-01-25-kwale-woman-rep-senator-renew-lost-love-with-raila |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=The Star |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423110615/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-01-25-kwale-woman-rep-senator-renew-lost-love-with-raila/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Political career == Masito was the Orange Democratic Movement candidate elected women's representative in the National Assembly from Kwale County in the 2022 general election. She was known for campaigning for women's rights and her membership of the Assembly's Labour and Social Welfare committee.<ref name=sixfromcounty/>
She was one of six women politicians who were elected on 9 August 2022 who had been serving as leaders in their county. The other five were Beatrice Elachi came from Nairobi county, 24 year old Cynthia Muge was from Kilibwoni County, Umul Ker Kassim was from Mandera County, Susan Ngugi Mwindo from Tharacki Nithi and Linda Sopiarto was from the Kajiarto government.<ref name=sixfromcounty>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=Six women join Parliament from county assemblies |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/six-women-join-parliament-from-county-assemblies-3933470 |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=Daily Nation |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926054204/https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/six-women-join-parliament-from-county-assemblies-3933470 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2024 the Governor of Kwale County, Fatuma Achani, released funds that would supply bursaries to 2,700 students at National Schools. Masito noted as the women's representative that these bursaries were crucial.<ref name=grant2700>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-31 |title=Kwale Governor distributes KSh95 million bursaries students |url=https://educationnews.co.ke/kwale-governor-issues-ksh95-million-bursaries-to-needy-students/ |access-date=2025-07-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120002202/https://www.educationnews.co.ke/kwale-governor-issues-ksh95-million-bursaries-to-needy-students/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In July 2025 Betsy Njagi and the Cabinet Secretary for Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, Hassan Joho, opened a new fish hatchery at Shimoni. Invited dignitaries included Masito and the Governor Fatuma Achani.<ref name=blue>{{Cite web |last=Biegon |first=Eric |date=2025-07-23 |title=Joho launches first marine hatchery to power blue economy |url=https://www.kbc.co.ke/joho-launches-first-marine-hatchery-to-power-blue-economy/ |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=KBC Digital |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also == * 13th Parliament of Kenya
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