UDA candidate Samuel Muchina alleged that one of his campaign vehicles was set ablaze while transporting party agents, and claimed individuals were attempting to bribe voters inside polling stations during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Polling stations across Nyandarua County opened Thursday morning for the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, with about 73,480 registered voters eligible to participate across 144 polling stations. The by-election was triggered by the death of longtime MP David Njuguna Kiaraho, with candidates from UDA, DCP, Jubilee Party, and People's Renaissance Movement competing.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Voting has opened in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election with 73,480 registered voters casting ballots across 144 polling stations. Nine candidates are running, but the race is framed as a contest between United Democratic Alliance candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah and Democracy for Citizens Party candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho, described as a proxy battle between President William Ruto and former deputy Rigathi Gachagua. The seat became vacant after MP David Kiaraho died in March.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Timothy Kamau Kariuki, a People's Renaissance Movement parliamentary candidate in the Ol Kalou by-election, arrived at his polling station on a donkey on Thursday. He said he used the donkey throughout his campaign due to rising fuel costs and his own financial constraints.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →