Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has congratulated Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) on his apparent victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, before official results were announced.

• Provisional results show Waweru leading with 32,433 votes, far ahead of the UDA candidate with 4,890 votes.
• The Deputy President urged the apparent winner to unite and serve all Ol Kalou residents.
• This by-election is seen as a significant political test in the Mt. Kenya region, potentially signaling shifts ahead of the 2027 General Election.

The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) candidate, Sammy Kamau Waweru, is poised for a significant victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, prompting early concession from senior UDA leaders.

• Sammy Kamau Waweru secured a commanding lead with 25,921 votes compared to 4,018 for the UDA candidate, Samuel Muchina Nyagah, in provisional tallies from 107 out of 144 polling stations.
• Senior UDA figures including Digital Strategist Dennis Itumbi, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi have acknowledged the apparent loss on social media.
• The outcome is seen as a major political setback for President William Ruto's party in the Mt. Kenya region and has been interpreted by opposition leaders as an early shift in the political landscape ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Murang’a Woman Representative Betty Njeri Maina has threatened to repossess fishing boats distributed during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election campaign following a significant defeat for the ruling UDA party.

• The UDA candidate suffered a humbling loss to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) candidate, Sammy Kamau Waweru.
• Betty Njeri Maina, a vocal UDA campaigner, stated, "All said and done. Hii tunarudi nayo. Gataru tutiratiga" (This one we are we leaving with it. We are not leaving the boat).
• The controversial remarks have intensified accusations that development projects were used for voter inducement, despite government assurances that the initiatives were pre-planned.

In a significant political development, UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah conceded defeat in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election before the official results were announced by the IEBC.

• Samuel Muchina Nyagah congratulated DCP rival Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau on his apparent victory.
• This concession is seen as a major blow to the UDA in the Mt. Kenya region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
• Despite intensive campaigning by the UDA, provisional results consistently showed Waweru in a commanding lead.

Nandi Senator Kiprotich Cherargei has downplayed a UDA defeat in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, attributing it to a single instance in their otherwise dominant electoral record.

• UDA has won over 99 per cent of recent by-elections, a record Cherargei believes points to a 2027 victory.
• The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) lost the Ol Kalou by-election to DCP candidate Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau.
• Senior UDA leaders, including Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, acknowledged the loss, with the UDA candidate also conceding before the official results.