Five senators allied to the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) attended the Senate sitting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, dressed in the party’s official green blazers as celebrations over the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election victory continued.
The lawmakers, all drawn from the Mt Kenya region, arrived at Parliament wearing matching green blazers paired with grey trousers in a coordinated display of party solidarity.
Those present included Laikipia Senator John Kinyua, Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa, Nyandarua Senator John Methu, Kajiado Senator John Seki, Kirinyaga Senator Kamau Murango, and Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu.
Their appearance came just days after the Ol Kalou by-election, where the senators actively campaigned for DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho.
Led by Nyandarua Senator John Methu, the leaders traversed the constituency rallying support for Ngotho, who went on to win the seat by a landslide after garnering more than 35,000 votes.
The coordinated display also comes at a time when DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua has intensified efforts to position the party as the dominant political outfit in the Mt Kenya region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Following the by-election victory, Gachagua declared that DCP had become the region’s official political party and dismissed rival parties as “wheelbarrow parties,” alleging that they were sponsored to divide the Mt Kenya voting bloc.
He also claimed that President William Ruto was planning to establish another political party in Murang’a County, promising to reveal more details about the alleged plan in the coming days.
