National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders have rejected an appeal by Independent Electoral and Boundaries commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati to call off their planned demos to allow joint talks with Jubilee Party leaders on Wednesday.
Chebukati had called on the opposition to temporarily halt their demos on Tuesday to enable the commission to address the concerns raised by various stakeholders, saying that the commission has put in place various measures in place to enhance the credibility of the repeat presidential election.
However, NASA maintains that the coalition’s co-principals will hold a peaceful demonstration as planned.
In a letter to Nairobi Police Commander Japheth Koome, NASA CEO Norman Magaya said that NASA leaders will lead a peaceful demonstration and push for the resignation of IEBC officials who it accuses of bungling the August 8 polls.
“We hereby notify you of the above peaceful demonstrations on Tuesday, September 26 on the stated date to express displeasure and call for the resignation of impugned IEBC officials, who are under investigation following the directive of the Director of Public Prosecutions dated September 23 ahead of the repeat presidential election,” Magaya says in the letter.