How DCP guarded the vote

According to DCP leaders, the party had anticipated violence similar to that witnessed during last year's by-elections in Mbeere North and Malava...

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In Ol Kalou on July 16, 2026, voters faced allegations of attacks by armed men, but the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) candidate secured a decisive victory against the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

DCP candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau won with 35,440 votes, while UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyaga received only 5,450 votes.
The key players were the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
Despite opposition claims of voter intimidation, the DCP achieved an overwhelming win in the election.

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