Kiharu MP Irungu Kang'ata will continue with his modest lifestyle even after he is elected Murang'a Senator in the August 8 polls.
The MP on Wednesday said he will not take up the affluence lifestyle Senators including bodyguards, aides and a motorcade of fuel guzzlers.
“I am going to continue with my simple life as I have been living because it's not what I wear or drive that counts but how I serve the people,” he said.
In an interview with the Star, Kang'ata confessed that his salary as MP has not been enough because he shares it with the needy.
“The Senate salary will not change my life because there are people who I help even in the smallest of things and I therefore will just increase the number because it does not help anyone to live like a king and have another 1,000 people live like paupers.” Kang'ata said.
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The first term MP who declared his bid to oust incumbent Kembi Gitura has served in the constituency that was previously held by political heavyweights including the late Ngenye Kariuki, Kenneth Matiba, Dr Gikonyo Kiano and Kembi.
The former councillor for Central Ward in Muranga town shot into the limelight when he fought for security guard Rebecca Kerubo in a case against former deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza in 2012.
Kang'ata drives a Toyota Corolla and also owns a Prado that he bought using the Parliamentary car grant, though he rarely drives it.
“I believe life is about simplicity, and especially when one young. It is essential to use the little we have to help across the divide because nobody becomes great alone,” he said.
The 37-year-old is credited for best managed CDF as well as investing in domestic water projects in 2015 and he was awarded by Central Kenya Forum for Peace for best management.
The report by the Forum revealed that Kang'ata had invested more than Sh42 million in the domestic projects.
He was also nominated for the Mzalendo Trust People’s Shujaaz Award, given to lawmakers who championed issues of public interest in both the National Assembly and the Senate.
Kang'ata was nominated for sponsoring the Higher Education Loans Board (Amendment) Bill, which was however rejected by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The bill would have barred HELB from penalising debtors who were yet to get jobs and had filed affidavits proving that they were unemployed.