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Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji elected Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association chairman

Mukunji John Gitonga Mwaniki

Manyatta MP Mukunji John Gitonga Mwaniki and Kirinyaga Woman Representative Jane Njeri Maina during a press conference at Parliament Buildings on August 2, 2023. 

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo| Nation Media Group

A leadership row is brewing between young first-time Members of Parliament (MPs) and their senior counterparts.

The battle for supremacy played out on August 2, 2023, when a section of the new youthful MPs announced changes in the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association (KYPA), citing dormancy and integrity issues among the outgoing officials.