Nyandarua County has produced the youngest Senator in the just concluded General Election.
Mr John Methu, 31, is among the 47 senators who took the oath of office within the Senate on Thursday.
Methu who contested on an UDA party ticket takes over office from Senator Mwangi Githiomi, who contested as an independent candidate after he lost to Methu in the UDA party primaries.
The youthful Senator who hails from Kinangop constituency becomes the third senator of Nyandarua County.
He started his political journey at Pwani University where he unsuccessfully contested to become a student leader in 2013.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology. His interest in politics while at the university surprised even his mother.
Surprising in 2017, at the age of 25, Methu contested for the same seat via Maendeleo Chap Chap party but lost to Jubilee’s Githiomi.
According to Methu, running for office in 2017 gave him the necessary confidence that encouraged him to contest this year.
Methu says that his mother had prevailed him to first test his luck in politics with the Member of the County Assembly seat, but he decided not to limit his abilities and successfully went for the more superior position.
Between 2017 and 2022, Methu had been working at the Nyandarua county assembly as the personal secretary to the former speaker, James Ndegwa Wahome.
The father of two attributes his entry into politics at a young age to the newly elected speaker of the Senate Mr Amason Jefa Kingi joined politics at only 32.
In a congratulatory speech to Mr Kingi, Methu acknowledged how he went to him (Kingi) to ask for assistance with printing posters while he was contesting for the university leadership and the former senator printed the posters and besides paid his school fees.
He said that is why he voted for Kingi to be the speaker and was even his agent during the polling time.
Methu says that he hopes to carve a niche for himself in the political scene and hopes to reach the highest office in the land.
Methu was always seen as an underdog in the Nyandarua senatorial race in comparison to the other seven opponents more so because of his age and being not financially endowed.
During the campaign period, Methu relied on well-wishers for posters, the cars he used and he did not have agents in the polling stations as he did not have money to pay them.
“I just had to believe that the elections would be free and fair,” Methu said.
