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Citizen Digital
… Jubilee Party candidate Wilson Kigwa finished third with 198 votes, followed by Stephen Wanyoike Waithaka (NLP) with 103 votes, Timothy Kamau Kariuki (PM) with 51, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) with 28, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) with 19, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) with 1 …
Gachagua celebrates Sammy Kamau's historic win in Ol Kalou by-electionCitizen Digital
… Jubilee Party candidate Wilson Kigwa finished third with 198 votes, followed by Stephen Wanyoike Waithaka (NLP) with 103 votes, Timothy Kamau Kariuki (PM) with 51, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) with 28, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) with 19, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) with 1 …
Gachagua celebrates Sammy Kamau's historic win in Ol Kalou by-electionCitizen Digital
… Jubilee Party candidate Wilson Kigwa finished third with 198 votes, followed by Stephen Wanyoike Waithaka (NLP) with 103 votes, Timothy Kamau Kariuki (PM) with 51, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) with 28, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) with 19, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) with 1 …
Gachagua returns to Ol Kalou for DCP 'Thank You' tour after landslide by-election winCitizen Digital
… Jubilee Party candidate Wilson Kigwa finished third with 198 votes, followed by Stephen Wanyoike Waithaka (NLP) with 103 votes, Timothy Kamau Kariuki (PM) with 51, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) with 28, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) with 19, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) with 1 …
Gachagua returns to Ol Kalou for DCP 'Thank You' tour after landslide by-election winCapital News
… Progressive Movement (PM) candidate Timothy Kamau Kariuki garnered 51 votes, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) received 28 votes, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) secured 19 votes, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) got 16 votes, while Rachael Wangui Njoroge of the People’s Democratic Part …
DCP’s Sammy Kamau wins Ol Kalou by-election in landslide, handing opposition major victoryCapital News
… Progressive Movement (PM) candidate Timothy Kamau Kariuki garnered 51 votes, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) received 28 votes, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) secured 19 votes, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) got 16 votes, while Rachael Wangui Njoroge of the People’s Democratic Part …
DCP’s Sammy Kamau wins Ol Kalou by-election in landslide, handing opposition major victoryThe Standard
… Nine candidates are contesting the seat, including Samuel Muchina Nyagah (UDA), Sammy Douglas Kamau Ngotho (DCP), Wilson Kigwa (Jubilee), Rachel Wangui Njoroge (PDP), Edward Mathenge (Independent), Stephen Wanyoike Waithaka (National Liberal Party), Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) an …
In pictures: Ol Kalou residents turn out early to elect new MPThe Standard
… aspirant best placed to secure victory and advance the interests of the people of Ol Kalou” said Kalonzo.Among those seeking the opposition's endorsement are Sammy Kamau Ngotho of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), Wilson Kigwa of Jubilee Party and Edwin Kariiri Muchiri …
United Opposition to field one candidate in Ol Kalou by-electionPresidential Advisor Makau Mutua has downplayed the political significance of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, describing it as irrelevant to the 2027 General Election and rejecting opposition claims that the Democracy for the Citizens Party candidate's victory indicates growing public dissatisfaction with President William Ruto's administration.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Presidential Advisor Makau Mutua has downplayed the political significance of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, describing it as irrelevant to the 2027 General Election and rejecting opposition claims that the Democracy for the Citizens Party candidate's victory indicates growing public dissatisfaction with President William Ruto's administration.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Presidential Advisor Makau Mutua has dismissed the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election outcome, won by the opposition DCP, as insignificant to the 2027 General Election, arguing that a single by-election cannot predict national election results.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election has underscored the Jubilee Party's dramatic decline in its former political heartland, with candidate Wilson Mwaniki Kigwa securing just 198 votes and finishing third. The Democracy for Citizens Party won the seat with candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru garnering 35,440 votes, while UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah finished second with 5,450 votes.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Jubilee Party finished third in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election with just 198 votes, reflecting the party's decline since the 2017 election when it dominated Central Kenya. Democracy for Citizens Party candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru won with 35,440 votes, while UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah came second with 5,450 votes.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Democracy for Citizens Party candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election with 35,440 votes, defeating UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah (5,450 votes) and exposing the marginal influence of smaller parties, with three candidates failing to secure even 20 votes each.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election with 35,440 votes, defeating UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah (5,450 votes) and seven other candidates. Three candidates—from PDP, KMM, and FPK—failed to secure even 20 votes each.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Newly elected Member of Parliament Sammy Kamau said the Ol Kalou by-election outcome should serve as a warning that public confidence in the Ruto administration is waning, reflecting electorate dissatisfaction and signaling what could happen in the 2027 General Election.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Newly elected Ol Kalou Member of Parliament Sammy Kamau, a Democracy for Citizens Party candidate, said the by-election result reflected public dissatisfaction with President William Ruto's administration and signaled what could happen in the 2027 General Election.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democracy for the Citizens Party secured a resounding victory in Thursday's Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, with candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho winning 35,440 votes against UDA's 5,450 and other candidates' lower tallies. Party leader Rigathi Gachagua is leading a thanksgiving tour across the constituency's five wards on Friday, marking what DCP describes as a major political breakthrough in the Mt Kenya region.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, with candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho securing 35,440 votes ahead of UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah (5,450 votes). DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua is to lead a thanksgiving tour across the constituency's five wards on Friday.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Democracy for Citizens Party candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru won the Ol Kalou by-election with 35,440 votes, defeating United Democratic Alliance candidate Samuel Muchina Nyaga who received 5,450 votes. Party leader Rigathi Gachagua described the outcome as a historic milestone for the DCP.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Democracy for Citizens Party candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru has been elected as Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou Constituency, garnering 35,440 votes and defeating UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyaga who received 5,450 votes. Rigathi Gachagua, the DCP leader, described the outcome as a historic milestone for the party.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua led a thanksgiving tour across Ol Kalou Constituency following the party's parliamentary by-election win, in which DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho garnered 35,440 votes to secure the party's first Member of the National Assembly.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua is leading a thanksgiving tour across Ol Kalou Constituency following the party's decisive parliamentary by-election win. DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho won the poll with 35,440 votes, defeating UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyaga (5,450 votes), securing the party its first Member of the National Assembly.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) secured a resounding victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election held on July 16, 2026, with Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru garnering 35,440 votes and defeating United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah, who received 5,450 votes, in what was widely seen as a key test of political influence in the Mt Kenya region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru of the Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election held on July 16, 2026, with 35,440 votes, defeating the ruling UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah (5,450 votes) in a contest seen as a test of political influence in the Mt Kenya region.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Residents of Ol Kalou turned out from as early as 5 a.m. on July 16, 2026, to vote in a parliamentary by-election following the death of former MP David Kiaraho two months ago. All 144 polling stations across the constituency's five wards opened by 6 a.m., with 73,480 registered voters participating and nine candidates contesting the seat.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The United Opposition, led by Kalonzo Musyoka, has announced it will back one candidate for the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election through a consensus process using independent polling to identify the strongest aspirant. The seat became vacant following the death of MP David Njuguna Kiaraho.
3 June 2026 · The Standard →