DCP's Kamau wins Ol Kalou seat in landslide victory
Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau of the Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election by a significant margin. This result is seen as a major political setback for President William Ruto's UDA party in the Mt Kenya region.
Why it matters
The election results serve as a key indicator of the political climate in Kenya ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Ol-Kalou MP-elect Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau with Nyandarua Senator John Methu./HNADOUT Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) candidate Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau has been elected the new Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou after trouncing his closest rival by almost seven times the number of votes in one of the country's most fiercely contested by-elections.
Official results released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) showed Waweru garnering more than 35,440 votes against about 5,450 for UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah, delivering a resounding victory for the opposition outfit.
Nine candidates participated in the by-election. The other seven candidates garnered the following votes: Abdifatah Hussein Abdallah (FPK) 19 votes, Timothy Kariuki (PPM) 51 votes, Wilson Mwaniki (Jubilee) 198 votes, Edwin Kareri (PNU) 28 votes, Edward Mathenge (KKM) 16 votes, Rachel Wangui (PDP) 11 votes, Stephen Waithaka (NLP) 103 votes
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