Kirinyaga Woman Representative Purity Wangui Ngirici has been vocal about empowering the young people with wheelbarrows, but when it comes to her daughter is where she draws the line.
The politician and her husband Andrew Ngirici spent the better part of the day marking their daughter’s birthday. She was turning 21 years.
And they made the day memorable for Tanya, with a big birthday party and a gift to remember.
Not any other gift, but a brand new Mercedes Benz, KDD 129T, zero mileage. Purity and Ngirici reportedly coughed Ksh5 million to get the ride for the young woman.
Tanya’s birthday gift.
The birthday girl arrived where the car was with her face covered and the father tricked her to believe it was a simple gift.
“I have a drink for you and I want to share it with you. I hope when you grow up you will be able to buy the same drink for me,” the tycoon said.
When her face was uncovered, she was surprised to see the ‘drink’ is Mercedes Benz.
She screamed in joy as Ngirici handed her the car keys.
Father and daughter.
“Tanya my daughter, you are a blessing in our lives. You make me proud as a mother. You are our pride. Happy birthday,” the woman rep said.
Hustlers
The expensive gift has been the talk of social media this evening.
Some netizens argued that it was hypocritical of the lawmaker and her colleagues in Deputy President William Ruto’s camp to market a wheelbarrow as the tool for a graduate yet their sons and daughters are swimming in money.
“Hustlers wake up! They give you wheelbarrows and Mercedes Benz to their children,” Michael Kiragu wrote on Facebook.
However, others did not see anything wrong with parents giving their children the best in life.
“Why complain? Her parents are hardworking Kenyans,” Michael Maina said.