President William Ruto has appointed defeated United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate Samuel Muchina Nyaga to the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC), just days after his heavy defeat in the July 16 Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.

The appointment, which takes effect immediately, was confirmed in a Special Gazette Notice dated July 22, with Muchina replacing Amos Chege Mugo, whose appointment to the commission has been revoked.

The move comes less than a week after Muchina suffered a resounding defeat to Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau in a by-election widely viewed as a major political setback for the ruling UDA party.