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Nyandarua Senator John Methu and Ol Kalou MP Sammy Ngotho during the by-election on July 16,2026. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Kenya has many amazing towns, many in rural settings, with their peculiarities, but few are as amazing as Ol Kalou, which is both big and small.
It is smaller than Nyahururu, which cannot make up its mind as to whether it is in Laikipia or Nyandarua County, and bigger than other constituencies in terms of national political impact.
It overlooks the colonial ‘Happy Valley’ and is the capital of Nyandarua County, which hosts many remnants of the Mau Mau War.
