Muranga, Kenya: Some politicians live in palaces. Others travel in a convoy of fuel guzzlers. Then there is Irungu Kang’ata, MP for Kiharu, who lives in a modest house in Murang’a town.
At his home, there are no servants, no security detail and no fence. His houses are largely made of old iron sheets. Kang’ata is a first time MP for Kiharu, a constituency represented by wealthy billionaires and well-known politicians like Dr Gikonyo Kiano, Ngenye Kariuki and Kenneth Matiba in the past.