Samidoh Poses With Gas Govt Gave Ol Kalou Residents, Asks Funny Question
Kenyan musician Samidoh publicly questioned the government's distribution of subsidized LPG gas cylinders in Ol Kalou just before a by-election. Critics have labeled the initiative as voter inducement, though the government maintains it is part of a clean energy program.
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Mugithi star Samidoh has poked fun at the government's clean cooking initiative, asking a pointed question about the purple LPG cylinders distributed to Ol Kalou residents just before a hotly contested parliamentary by-election.
Samidoh asked about the gas cylinders distributed in Ol Kalou. Photos: Samidoh and Moses Kuria. Source: Facebook In early July 2026, the Kenyan government launched a clean cooking drive in Ol Kalou Constituency, Nyandarua county , distributing 20,000 subsidised six-kilogram LPG cylinders to local households.
Each package, which included a cylinder, burner, and grill, was made available at a subsidised price of KSh 1,500.
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