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Signs of a steep ‘Mt Kenya’ climb for Ruto emerge after party’s loss in by-election

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Members of DCP at a campaign rally on July 13, 2026, days to the Ol Kalou by-election.

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group

By  Otieno Otieno

Nation Media Group

President’s re-election campaign strategists appeared keen to test the waters in the mini-poll

Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) won its first parliamentary seat in a Thursday by-election in Kenya, defeating President William Ruto’s United Democracy Alliance (UDA) and Jubilee Party led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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