Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot has taken an indirect swipe at Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) senators who donned the party’s official colours during the Senate’s Tuesday, July 21, 2026, afternoon sitting.

While welcoming schoolchildren who had visited the Senate, Cheruiyot told them not to be alarmed by what he described as “things that look like grasshoppers” in the House, assuring them that such a sight is not the norm.

“The House is more beautiful than what you see this afternoon. If you see things that look like grasshoppers in the house, you should forgive us. We usually look much better than this,” Cheruiyot said.

DCP senators dons party attire

This comes after five senators from 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 their victory in the Ol Kalou by-election continued.

The lawmakers, all from the Mt Kenya region, arrived at Parliament wearing green blazers paired with grey trousers in a show of unity and party solidarity.

They 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.

DCP Ol kalou victory

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 display also comes at a time when DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has intensified his campaign to position DCP as the dominant political outfit in the Mt Kenya region. Speaking after the by-election victory, Gachagua declared that DCP is now the region’s official party, insisting that no other political party would be allowed to gain a foothold there.

Mt Kenya wheelbarrow parties

He dismissed rival parties as “wheelbarrow parties”, stating that they are projects sponsored by President William Ruto to divide the Mt Kenya voting bloc. Gachagua further claimed that the president is planning to establish another political party in Murang’a County, adding that he would reveal more details, including those behind the plan, in the coming days.