The Ol Kalou by-election has been overshadowed by allegations of voter inducement, misuse of public resources and intensified government project rollouts.
Masked gunmen traveling in vehicles with concealed and missing registration plates attacked a DCP campaign vehicle.
Political tensions have risen in Nyandarua ahead of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election after a rally was disrupted, leaving a driver to Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata injured.
Security has been heightened in Ol Kalou constituency ahead of the parliamentary by-election on Thursday.
DCP candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho opened a commanding lead in the Ol Kalou by-election, signalling a major opposition victory despite an intensive UDA campaign.