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Kipipiri

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  1. July 2026
  2. The Standard

    The name has Maasai origin, just like Ol Joro Orok, Shamata, Kipipiri, and Kinangop, among others.

    Why Ol Kalou is Kenya's political Vietnam
  3. Citizen Digital

    IEBC fines Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia Ksh.1.5M over inciteful remarks, ordered to offer public apology By Joseph Muia July 10, 2026 06:44 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku

    IEBC fines Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia Ksh.1.5M over inciteful remarks, ordered to offer public apology
  4. The Standard

    Once upon not too long ago, when Kanu was still party of Mama and Baba, a by-election was held in Kipipiri constituency, also in Nyandarua county.

    Mbeere North folks discover 'power' is transient, as Kenya Power moves transformers
  5. Capital News

    The movement claimed public resources were being used to sway voters, comparing the situation to the 1995 Kipipiri by-election, where it alleged similar tactics were used.

    Linda Mwananchi accuses Ruto of turning Kenya into a ‘mafia nation’
  6. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 6 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), through its Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee, is set to deliver its judgment in a case involving Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku Muhia over alleged violations of the Electoral

    IEBC Set to Deliver Judgment in Case Against Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia
  7. Citizen Digital

    2026 09:03 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Family demands justice after bodaboda rider dies following police lorry hit-and-run in Nyandarua A family from Nairobi Ridge village in Kipipiri

    Family seeks justice over death of Nyandarua rider hit by police lorry
  8. June 2026
  9. The Standard

    Kipipiri Deputy County Commissioner Martin Mbae said the dispute surrounding the land, which is owned by the research agency, started years ago.Mbae said that a local trader who is now deceased illegally sold part of the land to the four traders, sparking a court dispute that has

    State stops subdivision of 955-acre land in Naivasha
  10. Citizen Digital

    IEBC clashes with Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia’s lawyers at conduct hearing By Citizen Reporter June 27, 2026 10:37 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Co

    IEBC clashes with Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia’s lawyers at conduct hearing
  11. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 26 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee has dismissed a jurisdictional challenge by Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia’s legal team affirming its mandate to hear allegations arising from Ol Kalou b

    IEBC committee rejects Muhia jurisdiction challenge, to rule on code of conduct breach
  12. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 26 – Lawyers representing Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia on Friday stormed out of an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee hearing, accusing the panel of bias, procedural unfairness and pursuing a pre

    Muhia’s lawyers walk out of IEBC code of conduct hearing over jurisdiction dispute

Tuesday 4 August

  1. MP warns police defying court orders risks banana republic

    Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia defended the arrest of Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia but warned that police who defy court orders risk turning Kenya into a banana republic. She said officers at Kamukunji and Central police stations denied lawyers access to Kaguchia and moved him between stations in violation of legal procedures.

    4 August 2026 · The Standard

Friday 17 July

  1. DCP landslide win in Ol Kalou by-election over UDA

    The Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election with 35,440 votes against the United Democratic Alliance's 5,450, an outcome the source says revived memories of a Moi-era by-election defeat and raised questions about state resources and voter influence in Mt Kenya.

    17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. DCP wins Ol Kalou by-election, revives memories of 1995 Kipipiri

    Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election by a landslide, with its candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho Waweru receiving 35,440 votes compared to the UDA candidate's 5,450 votes, raising questions about state resources and incumbency in Mt Kenya.

    17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. DCP leader Gachagua tours Ol Kalou after by-election victory

    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

  4. DCP leader Gachagua tours Ol Kalou after party's by-election victory

    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

Tuesday 14 July

  1. Gachagua accuses IEBC of bias in Ol Kalou by-election

    Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democratic Party for Citizens (DCP), has accused the IEBC of bias and demanded assurances that Thursday's Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election will be free, fair and credible. He cited alleged selective enforcement of electoral laws in favour of the UDA and claimed senior government officials have campaigned for the UDA candidate without sanctions.

    14 July 2026 · The Standard

Monday 13 July

  1. Court halts IEBC fine on Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia

    The High Court has temporarily suspended enforcement of an IEBC decision requiring Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia to pay Sh1.5 million over alleged hate speech during Ol Kalou by-election campaigns, pending the hearing of her substantive legal challenge.

    13 July 2026 · Capital News

  2. High Court suspends IEBC fine against Kipipiri MP Muhia

    The High Court has temporarily suspended an IEBC decision requiring Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia to pay a KSh1.5 million fine, staying the judgment's implementation pending the hearing of her application challenging the decision.

    13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. Nakuru Town MP summoned again after snubbing IEBC hearing

    The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission summoned Nakuru Town West MP David Gikaria to appear at 1.30pm after he failed to show for a 9am Monday hearing on electoral code of conduct violations. His personal assistant claimed he was unwell but provided no medical evidence, and the commission warned that failure to honour the rescheduled summons could result in legal consequences.

    13 July 2026 · The Standard

  4. High Court suspends IEBC fine against Kipipiri MP

    The High Court suspended the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's Sh1.5 million fine against Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia over an alleged breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct. Justice Nabil Mokaya issued interim orders staying implementation of the judgment pending hearing of her judicial review application.

    13 July 2026 · The Standard

Saturday 11 July

  1. IEBC fines Kipipiri MP over campaign utterances

    The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has fined Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia Sh1.5 million after finding her guilty of breaching the electoral Code of Conduct over remarks made during campaigns in Ol Kalou that a complainant argued amounted to incitement and were likely to fuel violence and hostility among the public.

    11 July 2026 · The Standard

  2. Ol Kalou constituency's colonial history and Maasai origins

    Ol Kalou constituency in Nyandarua County takes its Maasai name, like other areas in the region. Agreements in 1904 and 1911 converted the Maasai grazing land into white highlands, and the area became popular with Boer settlers including those named Van Staaten, Van Odendall, Joubert, Botha, Van Blerk, and Kruger.

    11 July 2026 · The Standard

Friday 10 July

  1. IEBC fines Kipipiri MP Ksh.1.5M for inciting remarks during by-election

    The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has fined Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku Muhia Ksh.1.5 million for breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct through remarks made during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election campaign that were found capable of inciting violence, intimidation and hostility.

    10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Kenya Power removes transformers from Mbeere North constituency

    An opinion piece comparing a historical KANU-era electrification campaign in Kipipiri to a recent removal of power infrastructure by Kenya Power from Mbeere North, arguing that political benefits are temporary.

    10 July 2026 · The Standard

Thursday 9 July

  1. Linda Mwananchi movement accuses Ruto administration of state violence

    The Linda Mwananchi movement accused President William Ruto's administration of overseeing violence, intimidation and a breakdown of law and order, claiming Kenya is sliding back to the struggles that preceded multiparty democracy 36 years ago. The movement said armed gangs attacked its convoy in Keumbu, Kisii County, on July 3 under police watch, and alleged the incident reflected political intimidation by a "police state."

    9 July 2026 · Capital News

Monday 6 July

  1. IEBC to rule on Kipipiri MP electoral conduct complaint

    The IEBC's Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee is set to deliver judgment against Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia over alleged inflammatory remarks made during a campaign rally in Ol Kalou Constituency. Muhia's legal team walked out during proceedings after the committee dismissed their preliminary objection challenging its constitutional authority.

    6 July 2026 · Capital News

Sunday 5 July

  1. Nyandarua family demands investigation into police lorry hit-and-run death

    A family in Nyandarua County has called on the Independent Policing Oversight Authority to investigate a police driver who hit bodaboda rider Samuel Thenya with a lorry in Ol Kalou and left him at a hospital without follow-up; Thenya died at North Kinangop Catholic Hospital days after the accident, and family members have accused police of negligence.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 30 June

  1. State halts subdivision of disputed 955-acre farm in Naivasha

    The government has stopped the subdivision of a 955-acre farm in Naivasha that is contested by a research institution, four traders, and the community. Despite a court order granting the traders the right to fence 400 acres, the State intervened after armed residents blocked the fencing exercise to prevent a clash.

    30 June 2026 · The Standard

Saturday 27 June

  1. IEBC clashes with Kipipiri MP over alleged conduct violations

    The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission held a Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee hearing against Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku Muhia over alleged remarks at a public rally in Ol Kalou that allegedly breached the Elections Act and Electoral Code of Conduct. Muhia's lawyers staged a walkout after raising a preliminary objection that the committee was not properly constituted and lacked legal mandate to hear the matter, which the IEBC panel rejected.

    27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 26 June

  1. IEBC committee dismisses Muhia's jurisdiction challenge

    An IEBC Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee has rejected a jurisdictional challenge by Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia's legal team and affirmed its authority to hear allegations of code of conduct breaches stemming from her remarks at an Ol Kalou by-election campaign rally on June 14. Muhia's lawyers objected to the committee's composition and claimed procedural unfairness before walking out of the hearing.

    26 June 2026 · Capital News

  2. Kipipiri MP Muhia's lawyers walk out of IEBC hearing

    Lawyers representing Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia walked out of an IEBC Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee hearing, citing bias, procedural unfairness, and a predetermined outcome. The legal team sought an adjournment to seek High Court interpretation of relevant procedures, but the committee declined and proceeded without the defendant and her counsel.

    26 June 2026 · Capital News

Monday 25 May

  1. Senator Methu named DCP interim Secretary General

    The Democracy for Citizens Party has appointed Nyandarua Senator John Methu as interim Secretary General, replacing Hezron Obaga who moves to Executive Director, according to party resolutions. Methu will serve in an acting capacity to avoid triggering legal debate over his formal status with the ruling UDA.

    25 May 2026 · Capital News

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