Ruto Breaks Silence Over DCP Landslide Win in Ol Kalou
The President was speaking during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Bungoma County, led by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa.
President William Ruto. Photo: Courtesy.
By Robert Mutasi
President William Ruto has broken his silence after the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) won the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election by a landslide, defeating the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.
Speaking on Friday at State House, Nairobi, President Ruto urged Kenyans to resist using elections as a tool for division, saying political contests come and go but national unity must remain.
“There will be Kenya after the election, and we must live together as brothers and sisters of one nation,” said Ruto.
The President was speaking during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Bungoma County, led by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa.
His remarks came just hours after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared DCP candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru as the winner of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.
According to IEBC results, Kamau Waweru won with 35,440 votes against UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah who got 5,450 votes. This is a very big margin, which is why it is being called a landslide victory.
The Ol Kalou seat became vacant after the death of former Ol Kalou MP David Njuguna Kiaraho, which triggered the by-election.
The contest had been framed as an early test of strength between President Ruto’s UDA and the DCP camp aligned with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua ahead of the 2027 General Election. Many political analysts were watching Ol Kalou to see whether Mt Kenya region still supports UDA or is shifting to Gachagua’s DCP.
For DCP, this landslide win is historic because it is its first parliamentary seat since the party was formed. The win is expected to sharpen political realignments in the Mt Kenya region, with more politicians expected to make decisions about which party to support for 2027.
In his speech, President Ruto cautioned politicians against splitting Kenyans along ethnic lines and urged leaders to prioritize cohesion over divisive rhetoric.
“Once an election is over, we must remember that this country belongs to all of us,” he said.
Ruto told leaders that they will be judged not by their campaign promises but by their development record and how they improve the lives of ordinary citizens.
“The most important thing is to ensure that the lives of the people who vote for us improve,” he noted.
He linked Kenya’s transformation to sustained investment in development projects and asked citizens to back leaders with concrete economic plans.
“We want to take this country forward,” he added.
The President reaffirmed his government’s commitment to equitable development, meaning fair development for all parts of the country, saying no region would be left out regardless of how they voted.
“We have the means to transform every part of Kenya,” Ruto said.
His message was clear: while UDA lost Ol Kalou, the government will continue with its development agenda and focus on unity rather than political division as the country moves towards the 2027 general election.
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