President Uhuru Kenyatta with Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi at parliament buildings. [Photo/PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has gifted John Paul Mwirigi, the 23-year-old Igembe South MP, a brand new car.
Uhuru had promised to buy the MP a car soon after he was elected on August 8 as an independent candidate.
Mwirigi traversed the constituency on foot during the campaign.
The youthful MP thanked the president for the Toyota Prado, saying he will now be able to serve his constituents better with the new vehicle.
Mwirigi surprised many when he boarded a matatu from his home to the city, before walking from downtown Nairobi to the National Assembly for his swearing in.
Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi in his new car. [Photo/kbctv.co.ke]
The MP, an undergraduate student of Education at Mount Kenya University, got 76 per cent of the votes cast.
He succeeds Mr Mithika Linturi, who is now the Meru senator.
Mwirigi with DP William Ruto. [Photo/DPPS]