IEBC Declares Ol Kalou By-Election Winner After Overnight Speculation
The declaration ended hours of overnight speculation after vote tallying stretched into the night following the highly contested parliamentary by-election...
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The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) candidate, Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru, has been declared the winner of the Ol Kalou Constituency by-election, securing 35,440 votes.
- Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru won the Ol Kalou Constituency parliamentary seat for the DCP.
- He secured 35,440 votes, significantly defeating his closest rival, Samuel Muchina Nyagah of UDA, who received 5,450 votes.
- The by-election saw a 57 per cent voter turnout, with 41,656 ballots cast out of 73,480 registered voters.
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DCP’s Sammy Kamau wins Ol Kalou by-election in landslide, handing opposition major victory - July 2026
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru has won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election by a significant margin, securing 35,440 votes. The victory marks the DCP's first seat in the National Assembly and represents a major upset for the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka declared the result signals significant political shifts coming in 2027. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki congratulated the winner before official results were announced, urging unity. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua celebrated the win as a rejection of intimidation and what he called the "deception of development projects."
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