Hon. Shitiabayi is the Deputy Speaker in the 3rd County Assembly. He went to Tartar Secondary School and holds a BA in Security Studies and Criminology from Mount Kenya University, a Diploma in Criminology from University of Eldoret and a Certificate in Participatory Rural Appraisal from Egerton University.
At the time of his election, Hon. Shitiabayi was serving as a Human Resource Manager at Western Cross Express Company Limited, Kakamega (2014 to date). He has also served as the chairman at the National Government Constituency Development Fund in Shinyalu (2017-2022) and as a community facilitator at Action Aid Kenya in West Pokot on HIV/AIDs program.