Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) of disenfranchising voters in Ol Kalou ahead of the July 16 by-election by allegedly requesting national IDs in exchange for free LPG cylinders and mattresses.

• Residents are reportedly being asked to surrender their national identity cards to receive government-branded items.
• Key figures involved include Rigathi Gachagua and former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, who defended the distribution program.
• The Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election is a significant political contest between Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) and the ruling UDA.