Also known as: former MCA Sammy Kamau Ngotho
Sammy Kamau Ngotho — Democracy for Citizens Party candidate in Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, won party primaries with 12,957 votes.
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Citizen Digital
… Former Deputy President and Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua, whose candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho is also in the race for the much-coveted parliamentary seat, took issue with what he viewed as daylight bribery, alleging that residents of Ol Kalou were bei …
Cash, mattresses, boats, gas cylinders: Inside the high-stakes battle for Ol Kalou MP seatCapital News
… by-election has attracted nine candidates but is widely viewed as a direct political showdown between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), which has fielded Samuel Muchina Nyaga, and the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), whose candidate is former MCA Sammy Kamau Ngotho …
Nyoro Puts IEBC On The Spot Over ‘Flawed’ Ol Kalou By-Election CampaignsCapital News
… The Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election has attracted nine candidates, although political analysts expect the race to be dominated by DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho and UDA’s Samuel Muchina Nyaga. …
Murkomen Accuses Gachagua of Orchestrating Fear Campaign to Extort Mt Kenya Businesses Ahead of Ol Kalou By-ElectionCitizen Digital
… out to influence voters ahead of the by-election. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); Nine candidates, including Sammy Kamau Ngotho …
Gov't launches Ksh.10B projects ahead of Ol Kalou By-electionsCitizen Digital
… In May, nine candidates were cleared to vie for the seat, including Sammy Kamau Ngotho of the Democracy for Citizens Party and Samuel Muchina Nyaga of the United Democratic Alliance.
MP Gikaria explains why IDs were demanded while giving Ksh.1.2M handouts in Ol KalouCapital News
… The Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election has attracted nine candidates, but the contest is widely expected to be a two-horse race between the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), which has fielded former MCA Sammy Kamau Ngotho, and the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), whose …
Gachagua Claims Ol Kalou Residents Are Being Asked To Surrender IDs for Free LPG Cylinders,Mattresses Ahead of By-ElectionCitizen Digital
… Gachagua's DCP has nominated Sammy Kamau Ngotho to contest against President Ruto's UDA candidate, Samuel Muchina. …
CS Murkomen, Gachagua trade barbs over critical Ol Kalou by-electionsCapital News
… The contest is expected to be dominated by DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho, a former MCA who won the party primaries with 12,957 votes, defeating Paul Waiganjo, who garnered 4,978 votes. …
Murkomen Warns Gachagua Not to ‘Try Violence’ in Ol Kalou as Former DP Alleges State Deployed ‘Killer Squads’ Ahead of By-ElectionThe Standard
Muchina Nyaga of the UDA party and Sammy Kamau Ngotho of the DCP party ahead of the Ol Kalou by-election. …
Why Ol Kalou vote is 2027 election rehearsal for Ruto, OppositionCitizen Digital
… DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho has promised sweeping reforms, including direct disbursement of bursary funds to schools. …
Nyandarua Interfaith Council warns politicians against incitement ahead of Ol-Kalou by-electionAs Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County prepares for a July 16, 2026 parliamentary by-election, politicians allied to the ruling party have flooded the agricultural town distributing mattresses, cash, boats, and gas cylinders, with the article suggesting they are essentially trading material goods for votes.
16 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
As Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County prepares for a July 16, 2026 parliamentary by-election, politicians allied to the ruling party have flooded the agricultural town distributing mattresses, cash, boats, and gas cylinders, with the article suggesting they are essentially trading material goods for votes.
16 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has accused the IEBC of failing to address allegations of violence, voter intimidation, and other irregularities in the ongoing Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election scheduled for July 16, warning that the conduct of this poll is a test of the commission's readiness for the 2027 General Election.
17 hours ago · Capital News →
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of orchestrating intimidation and fear in the Mt. Kenya region to extort businesspeople ahead of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, alleging that businesses resisting Gachagua's demands are being targeted by criminal gangs.
19 hours ago · Capital News →
The government has launched development projects worth more than Ksh.10 billion in Ol Kalou Constituency, Nyandarua County, ahead of the July 16 by-election, including two fishing boats worth Ksh.5 million. The opposition contends the projects are being rolled out to influence voters ahead of the election.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria has defended requiring residents receiving handouts in Ol Kalou to present national identity card details, stating the exercise was for accounting purposes and dismissing claims it aimed to influence the upcoming parliamentary by-election. Gikaria argued that Kenya's electoral system relies on biometric verification, not identity cards alone.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that residents in Ol Kalou are being asked to surrender national identity cards in exchange for free LPG cylinders and government-branded mattresses ahead of the July 16 parliamentary by-election, alleging the scheme is designed to prevent them from voting.
7 July 2026 · Capital News →
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and opposition DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua have traded public accusations ahead of the July 16 Ol Kalou by-election in Nyandarua County. Gachagua alleged that Murkomen dispatched a squad that attacked a church and abducted DCP members, claiming they were held at Royal Garden Hotel.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua against attempting to foment violence in Ol Kalou ahead of the July 16 parliamentary by-election, after Gachagua alleged that the government had deployed security operatives and state-sponsored goons to intimidate his Democracy for Citizens Party supporters.
2 July 2026 · Capital News →
The upcoming Ol Kalou by-election will be another political litmus test for both President William Ruto and the Opposition.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Nyandarua Interfaith Council has warned politicians campaigning in Ol-Kalou to avoid inflammatory statements and incitement ahead of the July 16 by-election, which will fill the seat vacated following the death of area MP Davidi Njuguna Kiaraho in April.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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 →
Rigathi Gachagua has praised the Democracy for Citizens Party primaries in Olkalou Constituency, where Sammy Kamau Ngotho won the party ticket with 12,957 votes, describing the exercise as a demonstration of internal democracy and calling it one of the most transparent nominations since 1992.
10 May 2026 · Capital News →