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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The Standard
… ll be identified through an independent scientific survey and credible opinion polling to determine the 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 …
United Opposition to field one candidate in Ol Kalou by-electionCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 – Rigathi Gachagua has praised the conduct of the Democracy for Citizens Party primaries in Olkalou Constituency, describing the exercise as a strong demonstration of internal democracy after Sammy Kamau Ngotho won the party ticket with 12,957 votes. …
Gachagua lauds DCP Ol Kalou Nominations as “Most Transparent Since 1992”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.
17 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.
17 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.
18 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.
20 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 →