Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau was on Tuesday sworn in as the new Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou Constituency, formally taking his seat in the National Assembly following his victory in the July 16 by-election.
The swearing-in ceremony, held in the National Assembly Chamber, marked Mr Kamau's official entry into the 13th Parliament after he took the Oath of Office and signed the Oath Register.
He was accompanied by Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia and Roysambu MP Augustine Kamande Mwafrika during the ceremony.
In a statement, Parliament said Mr Kamau "formally assumed office as the Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou Constituency after taking the Oath of Office and signing the official Oath Register."
Mr Kamau won the seat on a Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) ticket after garnering 35,440 votes in the by-election conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on July 16.
His election restores representation for Ol Kalou residents after the constituency remained without an MP following the death of David Njuguna Kiaraho in March.
Mr Kiaraho, who was serving his third consecutive term in Parliament, died after a short illness, prompting the by-election.
The victory handed the Democracy for Citizens Party another parliamentary seat at a time when the opposition party has been seeking to strengthen its presence in Parliament ahead of the 2027 General Election.
According to Parliament, Mr Kamau is a native of Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County. He attended AC Primary School in the Karau-Kaimbaga area before joining Utumishi Boys High School. He later graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics.
Before entering Parliament, Mr Kamau built his political career at the county level.
He was first elected as the inaugural Member of the County Assembly for Karau Ward in the 2013 General Election on a TNA/DP ticket. More recently, he served as the Democracy for Citizens Party's Nyandarua County coordinator, where he oversaw grassroots mobilisation and party organisation.
His election comes amid growing political competition in the Mt Kenya region, where parties have intensified campaigns to consolidate support ahead of the 2027 elections.
As a first-term legislator, Mr Kamau is expected to join parliamentary committees in the coming weeks, where much of the National Assembly's legislative scrutiny, budget oversight and accountability work is undertaken. He is expected to serve for the remainder of the 13th Parliament until the next General Election in August 2027.
His swearing-in also completes the process of filling vacancies created by recent parliamentary by-elections, with the National Assembly having reconstituted several House committees to accommodate newly elected MPs.
