 During 2017 general elections, he was beaten by Kiambu governor Waititu for disrupting a Jubilee party rally at Gatukuyu.He came a distant third during the elections behind incumbent Kigo Njenga and new Gatundu North MP Wanjiku Kibe.As an M.P his predecessor filed a case in court accusing him of being illiterate, but he won a case after a successful appeal in court of appeal.