Sammy Kamau Ngotho wins DCP nomination for Ol Kalou by-election

Sammy Kamau Ngotho has won the Democracy for the Citizens Party nomination for the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election scheduled for July 16.

Ngotho secured 12,957 votes in the DCP primaries held on Saturday, May 9, defeating his closest rival Paul Waiganjo who received 4,978 votes. The exercise attracted nine aspirants and large crowds.

The United Democratic Alliance candidate Samuel Muchina Nyaga won his party's primaries a day earlier on May 8 with 3,221 votes. The Ol Kalou seat fell vacant after the death of MP David Njuguna Kiaraho on March 29, 2026, at the age of 62.

After his victory, Ngotho thanked his supporters and urged them to turn out in large numbers on July 16. He had contested the seat under the UDA banner in 2022 and later served as an advisor to Rigathi Gachagua.

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Oburu Odinga confirmed as ODM leader at Nairobi conference, delegates cheer amid party drama.
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ODM confirms Oburu Odinga as party leader, strips Osotsi of role

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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has confirmed Oburu Odinga as its party leader at a Special Delegates Conference (SDC) held on March 27, 2026, at Jamhuri Grounds in Nairobi. Delegates rejected Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi as deputy leader for lacking a proposer and seconder, referring his replacement to the National Executive Committee (NEC). A parallel meeting was held by the faction led by Edwin Sifuna.

The Ol Kalou by-election in Laikipia County scheduled for July 16, 2026, has become a political contest between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Rigathi Gachagua.

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set Thursday, July 16, 2026, for the Ol Kalou Constituency by-election in Nyandarua County. The seat fell vacant after the death of MP David Njuguna Kiaraho on March 29, 2026. National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula declared it vacant on April 20.

A Democratic Alliance ward by-election candidate was shot and killed in Du Noon, Cape Town, on Saturday while returning from a voter registration event.

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The Democratic Alliance secured its first township ward victory in Gauteng by narrowly defeating the African National Congress in Evaton West. The result marks a historic shift in the Emfuleni area. Maki Tshabalala becomes the DA's first ward councillor in a Gauteng township.

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