DCP’s Sammy Kamau wins Ol Kalou By-election in landslide Victory

Sammy Kamau Ngotho of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), has been declared the winner of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election held on Thursday, July 16th, 2026

According to the official results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Friday morning, Kamau garnered 35,440 votes to defeat the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate Samuel Muchina Nyaga, who who finished a distant second with 5,450 votes, handing the ruling party one of its heaviest electoral defeats in recent by-elections.

Jubilee Party candidate Wilson Mwaniki Kigwa came third with 198 votes, followed by Stephen Wanyoike Waithaka of the National Liberal Party (NLP) with 103 votes. Progressive Movement (PM) candidate Timothy Kamau Kariuki garnered 51 votes, Edwin Kariiri Muchiri (PNU) received 28 votes, Abdifatah Hussein Abdullahi (FPK) secured 19 votes, Edward Mathenge Mwaniki (KMM) got 16 votes, while Rachael Wangui Njoroge of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) finished with 11 votes.

The IEBC said the by-election recorded a voter turnout of 57 per cent, with 41,656 ballots cast out of 73,480 registered voters.

Following the declaration of results, the electoral commission thanked the people of Ol Kalou for participating in the democratic process and commended all stakeholders who contributed to the conduct of the election.

“IEBC thanks the voters of Ol Kalou Constituency, candidates, political parties, election officials, security agencies, observers, the media and all stakeholders for contributing to a peaceful and orderly electoral process,” the commission said.