John Paul Mwirigi

John 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 re-elected on 9 August 2022 as Igembe South Constituency MP with a total of 34,561 votes. His closest opponent garnered 10,000 votes.

Background and education Mwirigi was born on 7 January 1994 in Igembe South Constituency, Meru County. He is the sixth-born in a family of eight siblings. His family had modest means, but they could afford decent meals, according to his testimony. His father died in 2014, but his mother was still alive, at the time Mwirigi was elected to parliament in 2017.

He attended Riaki Primary School and later Kirindine Day Secondary School, where he obtained his High School Diploma. He was admitted to Mount Kenya University, to pursue a Bachelor of Education(Arts) degree, specializing in History and Kiswahili. He was pursuing the degree as a part-time student, since he had to work to raise his tuition and upkeep. At the time he was elected to parliament, he was in his third year at the university.