List Of Youngest MPs In Kenya
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Below is the complete List of the Youngest MPs In Kenya
1. John Paul Mwirigi
Johnyoungest ever MP who was largely elected rather than nominated.
and one of such MPs went as young as 23 years old, who campaigned and worked on a very low budget, forcing even to use Boda Boda and PSVs on his way to the parliament
Paul Mwirigi (born 7 January 1994), is the Member of Parliament for Igembe South Constituency, Meru County, in the Kenya National Assembly. He was elected in August 2017 at the age of 23 years, the youngest ever Kenyan member of parliament. he was able to trounce down big wigs who had even a stronng ticket in the stronghold. He won the Igembe South.
2. Paul Ongili
Paul Ongili Owino (born October 10, 1989), also known as Babu Owino is also one of the youngest MPs, at just 35 years old, is a Kenyan politician and member of the National Assembly for Embakasi East Constituency.
He gained media recognition as the chairperson of the Students Organisation of Nairobi University (SONU).
3. Mohammed Ali
The current MP is the former journalist Mohammed Ali alias Jicho Pevu who won the elections on an Independent ticket, which he was able to beat the ODM favorite who was a cousin to Ali Hassan Joho.
4. Charles Kanyi
Charles Njagua Kanyi, better known by his stage name Jaguar, is a Kenyan politician, singer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. From humble beginnings, Jaguar was born into a family of three siblings.
He grew up in the suburbs of Nairobi where he attended school. Better known as Jaguar, the Kigeugeu singer was able to defeat Boniface Mwangi, and Steve Mbogo after winning the Jubilee ticket against the big wig Maina Kamanda.
5. Naisuula Leesuda
Hon Naisula Lesuuda became the first woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Samburu County in August 2017. She went ahead to be elected in her own region, and after serving as a nominated MP, she also served as a journalist in the KBC facilities.