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 admitted to Mount Kenya University, to pursue a Bachelor of Education(Arts) degree, specializing in History and Kiswahili.
[3] Prior to his political career, he worked as a labourer at Igembe Tea Factory, carrying logs for KSh350 (US$3.50) a day.
[3] Beginning at age 19 years, while still in high school, he began to entertain the idea of becoming a member of the National Assembly of Kenya.
He feared that if he joined a political party, he would be rigged out of the primaries, due to lack of finances.