Ken Okoth is among the most popular politicians in Nairobi County.
His popularity has since been boosted by his area of representation.
He is the legislator of Kibera, the largest informal settlement in the African continent.
The thirty-five-year-old first-time legislator currently reigns in the former Raila Odinga’s larger Langata Constituency, a position he grasped after beating six other opponents in the 2013 general elections.
Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth was born and raised in Kibera’s Kisumu Dogo area in 1978, being the fourth born in a family of six.
The Kibera legislator is famous for standing up for what is right.
Okoth never voted for the controversial VAT bill which he says he made it in his sober mind and has no apologies to make over it.
"I wonder how many of these legislators who voted in favour of the VAT bill ever used nyangile (kerosene tin lamp) to make their studies during their primary school times," he said.
He scored a massive 613/700 in his KCPE examinations to join Starehe Boys' Centre with the rest being history on how life changed for the better.
In his political career, Okoth will seek re-election on his current legislative space, a race that is expected to be stiffer owing to the entry of Raila's daughter, Rosemary Odinga to the slum politics.