Tension in Ol Kalou as Gunshots Ring Out During DCP Meeting
There were reports of gunshots, with some camps accusing the state and the opposition of mobilising goons and security apparatus to cause mayhem ahead of the by-elections...
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Tensions flared in Ol Kalou ahead of a July 16 by-election as former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen traded accusations over reported chaos and gunshots.
- Gachagua accused security officers and the CS of dispatching a "killer squad" to disrupt his party's, Democracy for the Citizens (DCP), campaign activities, alleging assaults and arrests of his supporters.
- Murkomen dismissed the claims as "juvenile attempts at reverse psychology" and warned against inciting violence, stating, "Try violence in Ol Kalou, and you will see."
- Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi disputed Gachagua's account, accusing allies of the former DP of attacking women leaders.
- The full circumstances of the reported unrest remain unverified, with no official police statement confirming events.
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Police Hunt Politician Linked to Chaos in Ol Kalou - July 2026
Police in Nyandarua are actively searching for a former MCA and another county assembly official following overnight political disturbances in Ol Kalou. Tensions flared ahead of a July 16 by-election as former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen traded accusations over reported chaos and gunshots. Meanwhile, a Youth Affairs Principal Secretary's security detail is under scrutiny after a confrontation involving warning shots at a public event allegedly resulted in the fatal shooting of a young man, Cecil Otieno Ouma. Police reports leave critical questions unanswered regarding how warning shots ended in death.
