Youngest MP: I am not arrogant, just impatient

Legislator John Paul Mwirigi says he keeps off the limelight because it distrusts the media. [File, Standard]

At 23, Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi had moved from the relative obscurity of village life to overnight stardom and a place in Kenya’s history books as one of the youngest ever elected MPs.

But his name fizzled out as soon as the political euphoria in the country died. As fast as he had appeared in public limelight, he disappeared, his disappearance an anti-climax from the charade that defined his entry into politics.