Najib Balala (born 20 September 1967) is a Kenyan politician who formerly served as the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism.

for Mvita Constituency[1] and leader of The Republican Congress Party of Kenya (RC), a partner of the Jubilee Coalition.

[8] Balala was the longest serving Minister for Tourism, a position he held from the beginning of 2008 until 26 March 2012, when he was dismissed during a cabinet reshuffle.

[citation needed] He formed The Republican Congress Party of Kenya (RC) in April 2012 that became a principal partner in the Jubilee Coalition with President Uhuru Kenyatta (TNA), William Samoei Ruto (URP), and Charity Ngilu (Narc).

In December 2023, he, along with former principal secretary Leah Addah Gwiyo, and managing partner of West Consults John Odero, were accused of inflating the cost of the project to build a tourism college and arrested.