{"id":4063,"date":"2026-06-24T04:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4063"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:59:49","slug":"kuria-called-him-chokoraa-ol-kalou-residents-responded-with-their-wallets-senator-methu-counts-cash-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4063","title":{"rendered":"Kuria called him \u2018Chokoraa.\u2019 Ol Kalou residents responded with their wallets. Senator Methu counts cash raised"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>FROM \u2018CHOKORAA\u2019 TO CONTENDER: OL KALOU RESIDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR DOUGLAS KAMAU&#8217;S SUIT<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<pre>By News Desk<\/pre>\n<p>Ol Kalou residents today demonstrated solidarity with Democratic Change Party (DCP) candidate Douglas Kamau by contributing funds to purchase him a suit following remarks by Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, who allegedly referred to him as a \u201cchokoraa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20260622_031019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3931\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20260622_031019-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20260622_031019-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20260622_031019-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20260622_031019.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senator Methu counts cash raised to buy Douglas Kamau a suit in a dramatic show of political solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leading the fundraising effort, Nyandarua Senator John Methu publicly counted the contributions collected from residents, describing the gesture as a symbol of dignity, respect, and the people&#8217;s determination to stand by leaders they believe in regardless of personal attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the event, Senator Methu said the overwhelming support from residents sends a clear message that leadership should be judged by ideas, integrity, and service to the people rather than appearance or derogatory labels.<\/p>\n<p>Residents who participated in the fundraiser said their contributions were not merely for a suit but a statement against political ridicule and a show of confidence in Douglas Kamau&#8217;s leadership aspirations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>The event quickly attracted attention across the political divide, with supporters describing it as a grassroots response to what they viewed as an unnecessary personal attack, while others saw it as another sign of the growing political contest ahead of future elections.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As the funds were counted and handed over, supporters chanted slogans in support of Kamau, turning what began as a controversial remark into a public demonstration of unity and political mobilization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FROM \u2018CHOKORAA\u2019 TO CONTENDER: OL KALOU RESIDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR DOUGLAS KAMAU&#8217;S SUIT By News Desk Ol Kalou residents today demonstrated solidarity with Democratic Change&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-arena","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4065,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions\/4065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}