DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has written to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethkon, raising concerns over what he describes as a planned scheme to interfere with the Ol Kalou Constituency by-election scheduled for July 16, 2026. In the eight-page letter dated July 14, Gachagua accused the electoral commission of failing
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has raised concern over escalating political violence and electoral malpractices during the ongoing Ol Kalou Constituency by-election campaigns, warning that the situation threatens the integrity of the electoral process. In a statement issued on Monday, July 13, the Commission said it was deeply disturbed by reports of
Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has alleged that his driver was shot during violent confrontations that disrupted the Linda Mwananchi movement’s engagements in Nyahururu and Ol Kalou on Sunday, July 12. According to Kang’ata, the violence began during a church service at AIPCA before spreading to other engagements in Ol Kalou and Nyahururu Town. He claimed