DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua dismissed Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale as a "noisemaker" for claiming the Ol Kalou by-election was a contest between DCP and Jubilee Party rather than involving the ruling UDA, arguing the government's spending of Ksh.16 billion in the constituency showed government involvement.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua says the opposition has developed an effective strategy for protecting votes based on lessons from the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, and he is willing to send teams across the country to train Kenyans on how to safeguard their votes during elections.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki officially opened the Kithimani Land Registry on Wednesday, bringing land administration services closer to residents and ending the need for travel to Machakos town. The event also saw 1,300 title deeds issued to local residents.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
United Democratic Alliance candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah met President William Ruto at State House, where Ruto congratulated him on his campaign and tasked him with supervising government projects in Ol Kalou constituency.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nyandarua Senator John Methu, 35, played a major role in the Democracy for the Citizens Party's victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, contributing to a defeat for President William Ruto's camp.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has urged the government to move beyond warnings and take concrete action against goon culture, saying it has lost public trust through perceived links to violent groups. Sapit, speaking at the restoration of St Nicholas Chapel after goons invaded it in June, demanded arrest of perpetrators and identification of those directing them.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah has warned that Kenya is sliding back into tribal politics, cautioning leaders against using ethnicity to advance political goals at the expense of national unity. He said tribalism has become a dominant feature of the country's political discourse and risks dividing the country and sidelining the younger generation.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto has appointed Samuel Muchina Nyaga, the UDA's unsuccessful Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election candidate, as a member of the Nairobi Rivers Commission with immediate effect. Muchina will serve a renewable three-year term replacing Amos Chege on the commission.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
In Thursday's Ol Kalou by-election, Democratic Congress Party candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho won with 35,440 votes, overwhelming the ruling United Democratic Alliance's Samuel Muchina Nyaga, who received 5,450 votes. The decisive margin suggests lessons for both UDA and the opposition ahead of 2027.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that the Ol Kalou by-election demonstrated that elections are won through votes, not rallies or social media activity, and highlights the importance of voter registration and turnout—particularly in the Mt Kenya region, where communities showed strong participation regardless of age or circumstance.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →